Have I forgotten something?

.

That nagging feeling

stealing my focus away

something is missing

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by Scooj

Getting dressed

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Naked conifer

torn from its nursery home

humiliated

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by Scooj

  • We decorated our Christmas tree today. This may be our last real tree. Each year it gets more difficult to justify. However, the demand for trees at the very least promotes the growing of trees (until they are cut down) and a small amount of carbon sequestration.

Spielberg effect

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Over the rooftops

the eighties reimagined

now ET, go home

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by Scooj

In search of Banksy

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Head for Totterdown

the steepest possible streets

there behind Perspex

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Banksy must be back in Bristol for Christmas, and he has sprayed a new piece in Totterdown, a part of Bristol I rarely visit. It was only painted two days ago, but already it has a protective layer of Perspex covering it. Pity really, but his works often get tagged and vandalised within hours.

Daylight robbery

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A walk in the dark

is not a substitute for

a walk in the park

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Relentless

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A constant onslaught

of Christmas advertising

consumerism

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Under my belt

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And so it begins

first Christmas card is written

gaining momentum

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Wordplay

Palindrome poem

rats live on no evil star

remembered from school

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Not a drop to drink

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Long line of wine drips

cracked bottle on the doorstep

a double whammy

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by Scooj

Set the fire

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Balls of newspaper

and our own home-cut kindling

time for a real fire

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by Scooj