bLOGOS/HA HA

David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :

'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)

(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.

11 November 2008

We know what boys like : more from SOCIALISTIKA FOTOGRAPHIE

Konstruction of a model for a public projection-space ideogram
to be known as The Great Uprising.
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09 November 2008

neoLOGOS/HA HA : spinoculars

SpinSpotter Spinoculars are available at ...

08 November 2008

FREE CHINA/FREE TIBET

China's iron fist cracks down to subdue Tibetan rebels
Cameron Stewart, Associate editor, THE AUSTRALIAN
November 08, 2008

"IN the ancient back alleys of Tibet's capital, Lhasa, a grim military operation has played out this week, hidden from the eyes of the world... "

(Full article here ...)

07 November 2008

Life goes on (I love you)

06 November 2008

'A day for little things, no doubt, but who would dare despise it?'

After the momentousness of yesterday's events, 'A day for little things, no doubt, but who would dare despise it?' (Zechariah 3:1-4:14)

At Bonzaview, our wild old apple tree glorious with blossom and promise.