Tree Paeony - Closed

Tree Paeony - open

Our tree paeony (Paeonia lutea var. ludlowii) in bloom

Francesca

And now the deathers?

We've seen the "truthers" who believe that the WTC was a figment of Rudi Giuliani's imagination

We've seen the "birthers" who believe that Obama was not only born outside of the USA but that he was British/Kenyan/Indonesian while at the same time being a figment of America's imagination


Now presumably we will be seeing the rise of the "deathers" who will swear blind that Osama bin Laden is alive and well and living in a semi detached in Orpington complete with en suite bathroom, conservatory and a walk in wardrobe... That or he is a figment of of (insert name here)'s imagination

Celena IV

Similar to I but a different photo

Osama "Has Been" Laden finally dead

The worldwide press has one headline today and that is the death of Osama bin Laden. Bin Laden was killed during a US special forces assault on a compound in the town of Abbotabad. Bin Laden, 54, has since been buried at sea.

So there is the end of Osama bin Laden, a man whose star has been very much in the descendant since  that appalling day in September 2011. In hiding for nearly ten years his influence has decreased and his organisation Al Qaeda has drifted far from the vanguard of islamic militancy.  Retribution was a long time coming for whatever reason (and these will be discussed at great length in the press, the blogosphere, at water coolers and so on) but it has finally come and America rejoices. 


For my own part I am extremely glad that is is now  dead and feeding the fishes. Regardless of the views of the likes of that scumbag Ward Churchill et al, the 9/11 atrocities were not some form of justice against an evil imperialist monster; they were acts of craven cowardice.


Ideally I would have liked to have seen Bin Laden face trial but that was never likely to happen. 

What more to say about this but to hope Has Been Laden rots in hell.

Got to get another cake

From a street party in SW London

The cakes are this way daddy

Although I hoped to largely avoid the wedding on Friday there was a street party where my sister lives.

Polly Styrene's spirit lives on

Polly Styrene's daughter  Celeste Bell-Dos Santos with her band Debutant Disco

Polly Styrene RIP

I must admit that I haven't been following  the news much of late but I am sorry I missed the news that Polly Styrene (born Marianne Elliot-Said), formerly of X Ray Spex had died last week.

She was being treated for  breast cancer which sadly had spread to her lungs and spine. She was 53 years old.