holiday

i have just returned from an epic circumnavigation of the treacherous island of Menorca. more sun than wind meant for a fairly chilled out tour popping into every inlet, fishing village and local bar we could find. it really was good fun, if not the most histrionic sailing.

hero: dylan thomas

Written by the 19 year old Thomas who even then was not sure if he wanted it published:

And death shall have no dominion.
Dead mean naked they shall be one
With the man in the wind and the west moon;
When their bones are picked clean and the clean bones gone,
They shall have stars at elbow and foot;
Though they go mad they shall be sane,
Though they sink through the sea they shall rise again;
Though lovers be lost love shall not;
And death shall have no dominion.

And death shall have no dominion.
Under the windings of the sea
They lying long shall not die windily;
Twisting on racks when sinews give way,
Strapped to a wheel, yet they shall not break;
Faith in their hands shall snap in two,
And the unicorn evils run them through;
Split all ends up they shan't crack;
And death shall have no dominion.

And death shall have no dominion.
No more may gulls cry at their ears
Or waves break loud on the seashores;
Where blew a flower may a flower no more
Lift its head to the blows of the rain;
Though they be mad and dead as nails,
Heads of the characters hammer through daisies;
Break in the sun till the sun breaks down,
And death shall have no dominion.

work matters: new project

this isn't actually my job - it is being looked after by a colleague but as it goes into phase 2 i am looking at some aspects. it is the first time i have worked with james gorst architects but i really like their approach. the lead architect from james' team is william smalley who is actually in the process of striking out in his own direction whilst completing this project with james.