The Ocean World of
Jacques Cousteau fed the desire
of one little boy
by Scooj
Author: scooj
I am Stephen. I live in Bristol, UK. I decided to shorten my profile...to this: Wildlife, haiku, travel, streetart, psychogeography and my family. Not necessarily in that order.
Barbecue Summer
Heavy rain again;
another Summer washout
testing my patience.
by Scooj
13. Brief respite
Wednesday 13 April 1988, Port Stanley, Malvina House Hotel
Another day off – I join the Koei Maru tomorrow, a little sooner than expected – I hope I can cope.
Shopped and watched Mad Max 3 and a dreadful film called Spasmo – I only watched half of it, it was so bad.
Thursday 14 April 1988, Koei Maru 30
And so, after much deliberation, my second term begins. Oh what have I done to deserve this? At least I have some cereal and also my own stocks. My room now is too hot, but I shan’t complain. I wrote a very mizzy letter to Deb, I was mizzy – it is terrible watching the land get smaller and the night come on.
I learned many things today:
- KSJ (the fishing company) want an observer to go to Montevideo. This could be me, Crag or John.
- the long-lining will begin in June.
- This voyage should end in 4-5 weeks.
- the KM30 is due to come into Port Stanley or leave on 27 May.
I would love to go to Montevideo, but not at the expense of a holiday home – I just won’t do it. If I could do both – chance would be a fine thing – then it would be very exciting.
Friday 15 April 1988, Koei Maru 30
We are still within sight of land – yahoo – it makes such a difference to me to be able to see the distant islands and mountains, it makes me feel less remote. Jigging was very good last night and the crew are still up. Poor bastards, almost 36 hours of hard physical work without sleep.
Talking of sleep, I don’t seem to be able to stop. I drop off at the drop of a hat. It will take a few days and some discipline to get into the sleeping regime of the crew. I suppose the secret is to stay awake later and later each night. It don’t half make you feel lousy though.
Saturday 16 April 1988, Koei Maru 30
I am now waking up around 1.00pm – the sun is up and the sky is blue, but I think we have lost the land.
Each morning there are videos of Japanese T.V. very interesting. Their sense of humour is almost entirely slapstick. Dreadful overacting and tons of commercials, many with western actors. Incredibly sexist, all of it.
While it is still fresh in my mind, I must remember the two children playing snowballs and war in the garden of the Malvina Guest House. They were employing spanish accents and saying things like ‘you dirty eenglish piig’ (being baddies of course). Amazing, the effects of war.
23. High Kingsdown (1)
My wife told me yesterday about this very recent stencil work on the wall of the Highbury Vaults pub in Cotham. It is in good company, being just a few yards away from ‘Vandalism’ by Nick Walker (will post this soon).
The bubblegum boy is by Unify, an artist who appears to work in London mostly, but has done works around the world. I’ve not seen any others in Bristol, but that doesn’t mean they are not there.
It is difficult to find out much about Unify, although there is a website.
UPDATE – Somehow I lost all the original pictures of this piece, but have since photographed it again, and it is still in pristine condition. The original post was written in August 2015 and the photographs taken in June 2016.
Context
Balance in nature
is settled , until challenged;
newt out of water.
by Scooj
- I found this little newt deep in the soil whilst digging potatoes yesterday.
22. Turbo Island
Nestled on the intersection between Stokes Croft and Jamaica Street there is a small green space called Turbo Island. Anyone who has lived in Bristol a while will know it as a place where alcoholics and drug addicts used to congregate.
However, things are changing and the ‘People’s Republic of Stokes Croft’ are trying to persuade Bristol City Council to return the space back to the community. One of the aims is to remove the advertising hoarding (not shown – to the left of this picture). It is certainly a better space than it was a few years ago.
During the Stokes Croft Festival of arts 2014, Sepr painted this ‘scarecrow and crows sitting down together’. A great sentiment. The mural is dedicated to Bob, but I don’t know the backstory.
7.5/10
Doors
Curiosity
opens doors previously
locked by ignorance.
by Scooj
21. Norrisville Road
Today was the first time I have stopped to take a look at this mural by Dora, on the edge of Montpelier.
Dora is an illustrator, designer and graffiti painter, based in Bristol. She has a rather good webpage that talks about her influences.
Having looked at her portfolio, I can’t help thinking that only one half of this wall is by her. I am not sure who the other artist might be.
It is always great to find something new.
6/10
Fool at Poolside
Mixed Feelings
Anniversary
of a birth and death today;
celebrate and mourn.
by Scooj
Natural adventures 