Both sides now

A song that reminds me of my childhood.

We had a 200 foot long garden and big dogs to play with, a pyrenean mountain dog called Tasha and an old english mastiff called Elfie, the first 100 feet were quite smart but beyond what my Brother Tom and I called the mulberry bush - an old tree stump with a cherry blossom tree growing out of it - the garden was wild with brambles and fruit trees and an enormous pear tree at the end of the garden, we called this part of the garden fairy land.... happy carefree days.

Gulli's year was mixed into new classes today for next year, it looks like a pretty calm nice class and his teacher Mrs Parsons is lovely. Inevitably he is sad about not being with some children and relieved not to be with others but one of his closest friends Alex is in the class so that is great.

Zebedee won some sweets for making the best puppet ;-)

I took this photo in Bushy Park today, I went for a walk with Emma and her dog Belle, it was lovely there today.

Both sides now by Joni Mitchell

Bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere, I've looked at cloud that way.
But now they only block the sun, they rain and snow on everyone.
So many things I would have done but clouds got in my way.

I've looked at clouds from both sides now,
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall.
I really don't know clouds at all.

Moons and junes and ferris wheels, the dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real; I've looked at love that way.
But now it's just another show. you leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know, don't give yourself away.

I've looked at love from both sides now,
From give and take, and still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall.
I really don't know love at all.

Tears and fears and feeling proud to say "I love you" right out loud,
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds, I've looked at life that way.
But now old friends are acting strange, they shake their heads, they say
I've changed.
Something's lost but something's gained in living every day.

I've looked at life from both sides now,
From win and lose, and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall.
I really don't know life at all.