Archive for January 3rd, 2007

High Summer on the Mountains

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

High Summer on the Mountains High summer on the mountains And on the clover leas, And on the local sidings, And on the rhubarb leaves. Brass bands in all the valleys Blaring defiant tunes, Crowds, acclaiming carnival, Prize pigs and wooded spoons Dust on shabby hedgerows Behind the colliery wall, Dust on rail and girder And tram and prop and all. High summer ...

Diary: January 4 2007

Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007

One selection for today and one winner thanks to the veteran Kerry Lads. Lucinda Russell’s 12 year old pulled clear along with Sharp Jack and had a fair lead over the last but he was running on empty up the run in when the other 3 finishers almost caught him.  ...