tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post5881342074695503094..comments2024-03-29T01:39:11.818+00:00Comments on Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park birds: Ralph Hancockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-72686914148888536512020-12-17T01:06:28.580+00:002020-12-17T01:06:28.580+00:00The song is not all that old, and I think it dates...The song is not all that old, and I think it dates from 1920. It seems to have quite a few verses, though probably some have been added later -- see <a href="https://genius.com/Kids-music-itsy-bitsy-spider-lyrics" rel="nofollow">here</a>. It praises persistence, as does the legend of <a href="https://worldfolklore.net/index.php/2020/06/12/robert-the-bruce-and-the-spider/" rel="nofollow">Robert Bruce and the spider/</a> -- which may equally not be traditional, as it was possibly made up by Sir Walter Scott.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-55253506567085062542020-12-17T00:44:30.805+00:002020-12-17T00:44:30.805+00:00OMG, I love it! I didn't know the song. Englis...OMG, I love it! I didn't know the song. English nursery rhymes and children's songs ought to be declared world heritage.Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-38040487946059285032020-12-16T00:48:38.729+00:002020-12-16T00:48:38.729+00:00There's a children's song:
The itsy bitsy...There's a children's song:<br /><br />The itsy bitsy spider<br />Climbed up the waterspout;<br />Down came the rain<br />And washed the spider out.<br />Out came the sun<br />And dried up all the rain,<br />And the itsy bitsy spider<br />Climbed up the spout again.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-88633087706136790622020-12-16T00:31:04.566+00:002020-12-16T00:31:04.566+00:00Well, all that lush and lovely green everywhere mu...Well, all that lush and lovely green everywhere must come at a price... I think I may have mentioned before that there was a tiny spider living on the windowsill of the room I was lodging in at the time and I was extremely puzzled that it would crawl inside without hesitation to shelter from the rain when it began raining. Now I imagine it was well practiced in escaping rain.Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-9958028323911762322020-12-15T01:15:04.278+00:002020-12-15T01:15:04.278+00:00Heavy rain is normal in England in some months, su...Heavy rain is normal in England in some months, such as December, January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8278510471239667560.post-55121708567340951942020-12-15T00:39:42.060+00:002020-12-15T00:39:42.060+00:00I wonder that there wasn't a Coot near by taki...I wonder that there wasn't a Coot near by taking notes. When it comes to beating up on someone Swans are without parallel.<br /><br />Is that heavy rain typical of December? It looks miserable. I confess that I have never been in England in wintertime.Tinúvielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04794275230697959519noreply@blogger.com