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Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. Started conversation Feb 5, 2018
This reminds me of once walking through concrete Milton Keynes, humming "Bittersweet symphony" of "The Verve" in the sure and happy knowledge that it was only for a few days.
If you happen to like roundabouts, Milton Keynes is the place to be.
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minorvogonpoet Posted Feb 7, 2018
Yes, I agree life is always a pattern of sunshine and showers. 
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SashaQ - happysad Posted Feb 7, 2018
I like Bittersweet Symphony - your mention of it takes me back to my teenage years when I used to hear it over and over 
"If you happen to like roundabouts, Milton Keynes is the place to be"
I've only passed through on the train myself so I haven't experienced those delights!
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Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. Posted Feb 7, 2018
You can check with google maps in satellite image mode.
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minorvogonpoet Posted Feb 7, 2018
Sasha, do you know the poem by Gerald Manley Hopkins called 'Pied Beauty'? I think this expresses the need for sunshine and showers.
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44399/pied-beauty
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SashaQ - happysad Posted Feb 7, 2018
That is a lovely poem - I have vague memory that I've heard it before, or at least the first line of it.
It does seem to encompass sunshine and showers in the words "adazzle, dim", and highlights that contrasts are important
Thank you
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