Wednesday, July 7, 2010

"There was no less old-fashioned way to put it"



"There was no less old-fashioned way to put it" - The Widows of Eastwick by John Updike

11 comments:

That is the chicken said...

Sad old balloons - I like them.
William CW is William Carlos Williams...he wrote a famous poem about a red wheelbarrow. It's very short and very beautiful and it begins "so much depends..."

donnie said...

when the bubble bursts the game is over :)

Álvaro said...

Nice shots!!
Greetings from Spain.

Joan Elizabeth said...

The modern world lacks grace.

the dear Zé said...

Papillon on the tree...

Martina said...

chicken, yes, they tell a story, don't they?

donnie, the story of everything's ending (haha, talking about football? So the story is not over for ... )

Álvaro. ¡Gracias! Y buena suerte para el partido de fútbol el domingo para el equipo español! (Ha, I love google translate!)

Zé Caçador, a balloony papillon ...

paulboo said...

Feeling a little deflated after the big game!

Martina said...

Uncle Boo, jaahaaa. And so quiet around here now ....

Unknown said...

Poor little balloons. Hey, Germany still has one more match to play! Granted, it's not THE match, but still important.

Martina said...

kobico, you know what? I am glad it is over :-D. btw you are totally right with the things you said on your blog about the French "scandal".

Unknown said...

Thank you, Martina. We're guilty of a lot of misplaced angst here in the US, too. Maybe not about footbal, though!

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