This week, Reader, we take you to England, whither Paigetheoracle wended his way the other week: specifically, to Norfolk, home of The Broads and Ely Cathedral and the wondrous savage signage of Beccles. I have never been to East Anglia myself, and can only examine these photos with increased mystification as this county turns out to be every bit as weird as the Land of Oz, even without talking scarecrows. Take the tour and, please, if you've been there, be ready to answer questions like, 'Are there really alligators in The Broads? What exactly is a comma butterfly, and what does it have to do with punctuation?' and the ever-popular, 'Is Norfolk weirder than the Isle of Wight, and if so, by how much?'
Okay, I hear you complaining, particularly if you're from Norfolk. 'We're not like that.' You know what? You probably aren't. Paige is from there, and this is what he noticed on his trip home this time. Being a Researcher Hitchhiker isn't an exact science. It's more of a 'what I saw on my holiday because I was sleep-deprived and had overindulged in the local beer, but I had promised some exciting travelogue Stuff, so. . . '
Speaking of the Isle of Wight, Bluebottle is back to make mock of everybody else. Awix has cinema, and I've committed a fair amount of poetry. Galaxy Babe explains to the non-media-savvy what 'toe beans' are. Tavaron's flowers are blooming. Awix has been to the cinema, although he's not ecstatic about it. Read his reviews to find out what 'tofu terrorists' are, plus spoilers for the Odyssey movie.
Just to make it clear that we don't always stay in Europe, Willem is here to guide you up the Wolkberg. That's in South Africa. As usual, the vistas are breathtaking.
Do you like nature? So do we. Warning: some of our photographers are very polished. Others. . . well, aren't. But the 'well, I tried' photos can be as much fun in their own way as the ones that end up in the picture books. So play along with us, and remember to send in your own photos through the email.
Speaking of trying things, I don't mean to hog all the poetry space. If any of the topics in this issue stir your own thoughts, feel free to write your own poetry and send it in. Yours may be wry, like mine, or Marvin-the-Paranoid-Android gloomy, like Paige's usual offerings, or some other way entirely. In short: please send Stuff. We like Stuff.
And ignore the bleating of all those politicians: listen to the lambs instead. Nature is celebrating its rebirth in the northern hemisphere. In the south, wonders are happening. Let us rejoice with our kin in the biosphere,
Dmitri Gheorgheni
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