by Catriona Mills

Not A Ghostly Galleon . . .

Posted 11 November 2008 in by Catriona

And not a proper update, either:

The moon rising over the neighbour’s garden.

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1

Matthew Smith wrote at Nov 11, 08:52 am

Glorious!

2

Catriona wrote at Nov 11, 09:04 am

Why, thank you, kind sir.

(I’m assuming you’re talking about the photograph, as well as the moon. I’m arrogant that way.)

3

Wendy wrote at Nov 11, 10:12 am

a trixie belden reference?

4

Catriona wrote at Nov 11, 10:17 am

I have all the Trixie Belden books, Wendy, but that’s a bit abstract for me—unless you mean the “ghostly galleon” reference? In that case, no—I was thinking of the poem “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes.

5

Wendy wrote at Nov 11, 11:26 am

yes…“ghostly galleon”…
:)

6

Gritchen wrote at Nov 11, 11:58 am

Wow Treena, you are quite an excellent photographer! This is a beautiful and very difficult shot.

7

Catriona wrote at Nov 11, 12:00 pm

Ah, Trixie Belden Mystery number 27! I remember nothing of the plot, sadly. (They’re the kind of books that don’t stay with you, but then three pages in you think, “Oh, yes, I remember who did it.”)

I was thinking of this, though:

The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees,
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas,
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
And the highwayman came riding—
Riding—riding—
The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.

8

Catriona wrote at Nov 11, 12:01 pm

Aw, thanks, Gritchie! Courtesy of an excellent zoom function, a handy verandah railing, and a bag of rice as a stabiliser.

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