No Great Mischief
““No cruise here,” they say. “A strong defence is not an offence.” “Say no to nuclear war.” “If it’s not worth fighting for.…” The sun hangs hot and high and golden, seeming to be above it all.
Once, on such a golden September afternoon, I was visiting my brothers, and the time now seems very long ago. It was a Sunday and one of those hot, calm days when there was not a ripple of wind and the ocean was so still it seemed almost like a painting. We were in the kitchen and had just finished eating... when my oldest brother went to the window, “Look,” he said excitedly, “the blackfish, the pilot whales.”
Out of the stillness of the calm, blue ocean, they rose and rolled in glistening elegance. One after the other their black, arching backs broke the flatness of the sea, sending geysers of white water before them as they shattered the glass-like surface, the still, blue water being transformed into jets and fountains of streaming white – almost as if it were another element.MoreLess
Once, on such a golden September afternoon, I was visiting my brothers, and the time now seems very long ago. It was a Sunday and one of those hot, calm days when there was not a ripple of wind and the ocean was so still it seemed almost like a painting. We were in the kitchen and had just finished eating... when my oldest brother went to the window, “Look,” he said excitedly, “the blackfish, the pilot whales.”
Out of the stillness of the calm, blue ocean, they rose and rolled in glistening elegance. One after the other their black, arching backs broke the flatness of the sea, sending geysers of white water before them as they shattered the glass-like surface, the still, blue water being transformed into jets and fountains of streaming white – almost as if it were another element.MoreLess
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