Monday, February 20, 2006

Hankies, Bells and Big Sticks


Some do venture out on Christmas morning but it's with the coming of spring that they start to appear in town squares, pub gardens, on village greens and anywhere vaguely associated with folklore, celtic crosses, local landmarks.

I used to laugh at them, avoid them even, but not now, though I rarely search them out. Their hankies, bells and big sticks.

with new buds

and blooms

the morris men

.

Little Onion

2 comments:

b1-66er said...

thanks for your couplet on the choka, i appreciate it.

Borut said...

Remember reading something about them, like being of Moorish origin. Never saw them until today. Thanks.