Zaterdag

14

Juli

THE HIGHWAY CODE

(Sung in the form of an Anglican chant)

The Highway Code part one, the road user on foot, walking alone

Where there is a pavement or adequate footpath, use it

On a pavement or footpath

Do not walk next to the kerb with your back to the traffic

Do not step into the road without first looking

Where there is no adequate footpath

Walk on the right of the road to face oncoming traffic

Do not loiter in the roadway or walk along cycle tracks

A marching body on the road should keep on the left-hand side

It should have look-outs at suitable distances at the front and rear

And at night they should carry lights

White at the front of the column and red at the rear

Always use subways, footbridges, pedestrian crossings or central

refuges when provided

Otherwise, cross where you have a clear view of the road both ways

Take extra care if your view is limited

By stationary vehicles or other obstruc-cions

Before you cross, stop at the kerb

Look right, look left, and right again

Do not cross until the road is clear

Then cross at right-angles, keeping a careful lookout all the time

When you have stepped off the kerb onto a Zebra Crossing

Which must have black and white stripes, studs and ligh-ted beacons

You have the right-of-way

But allow approaching vehicles ample time to give way

Especially if the road is wet or icy

When crossing the road at junctions

Lookout for vehicles turning the corner

Do not cross the road, either at a Zebra Crossing or elsewhere

Against a signal to stop by a Police Officer controlling traffic

Do not get on or off a bus or tram while it is moving

Or when it is not at a recogni-zed stopping place

Do not step out suddenly from behind a stationary or slowly moving

bus or tram

If you want to get on one at a request stop

Give a clear signal for it to stop

And do not step into the road until it has stop-ped

Prepare-red by the Ministry Of Transport And Civil Avia-cion

And the Central Office Of Informa-cion

The Mastersingers – 1966

Vrijdag

13

Juli

The Weather forecast

(sung in the form of an Anglican chant)

Good morning, here is the Weather Forecast
For today until midnight
First the general situa-cion
A ridge of high pressure over the Azores is moving slowly northeast
And will begin to affect southwestern districts of the British Isles
by late evening

The cold front now affecting south-east districts
Will gradu-ally move north
Fog has develo-ped overnight in much of England and parts of Wales
In some districts it is rather dense
This will lift and clear by mid-morning almost everywhere
And the rest of the day will be fine with unbroken sunshine

And now, here is the Shipping Forecast for the next twenty-four hours
Viking, Forties, Cromarty, Forth, Tyne, Dogger, Fisher, German Bight, Humber, Thames, Dover, White, Portland, Plymouth, Biscay, Finistere, Sole, Lundy, Fastnet, Irish Sea, Shannon, Rockall, Malin, Hebrides, Bailey, Fair Isle, Faeroes, South East Iceland
Will continue to be affected by weather for several days

Now the outlook for Wednesday and Thursday
There will be drizzle in the south
And periods of continuous rain are expected later
Intersper-sed with scatter-red showers (Sound of rain)

Northern England, Northern Ireland and Southern Scotland
Will have occasional thunder (Sound of thunder)
Temperatures will fall during the night
And there may be local showers of sleet or snow

Over Central Scotland, temperatures will fall rapidly at dusk
Giving rise to hail and freezing fog
Heavy snowfalls are expected in the north of Scotland
And gale force winds are likely to cause extensive drifting

In the extreme north of Scotland a warm air stream
Will bring torren-cial rain and widespread flooding
(Sounds of wind and rain)
In brief, the weather will be normal for the time of year

The Mastersingers. 1966

Donderdag

12

Juli

’t Is al weer  veertig jaar…

Juli de twaalfde…

Toen was er feest

Met veel wijn en veel taart.

Nog is er tijd voor een

Felicitatievers:

’t Is toch de dag

dat je ooit hebt verjaard.

Frans Woortmeijer

Uit: Deadline

Woensdag

11

Juli

De prunus.

Onverwacht en plotseling

stond de prunus deze morgen

weer met tak en stam verborgen

in een wolk van bloeseming,

die zo blank,zo smetloos zuiver

straald'en met de wind bewoog,

dat door mij een stille huiver

van verraste vreugde vloog.

Want nog enkel zwart en strak,

niet gereed nog tot ontluiken,

wist ik in geboomt'en struiken

ieder twijgje,elke tak;

slechts de kruin van d'oude steile

statige kastanjestam

brandde,met doorzichtig ijle

 glanzend groene vlam bij vlam.

En nu plots,in deze nacht,

is de prunus weer ontloken,

overdadig uitgebroken

tot een eindeloze pracht.

- O,ik wist dat het zou komen,

dit onstuimige festijn,

maar ik had niet durven dromen,

dat het zo volmaakt zou zijn!

Garmt Stuiveling.

Dinsdag

10

Juli

De plantsoen arbeider spreekt

Natuur is voor tevredenen of legen –

Dat heeft – meen ik – de dichter Bloem gezegd,

Maar ik denk dikwijls: vond hij dat nou echt

Of heeft hij welbewust de tijd verzwegen

Waarin de kou weer komt, de gure regen

En zich geen blad meer aan de bomen hecht?

Kwam hij nooit in een najaarsstorm terecht?

Heeft hij nooit eikels op zijn kop gekregen?

Nee, mijn humeur wordt in de herfsttijd slecht.

Als Moedertje Natuur haar kleed aflegt

Staat mij die striptease alle jaren tegen.

Dan liggen er weer blaren allerwegen

En wie mag dan die rotzooi op gaan vegen?

Dat is het lot van de plantsoenenknecht!

Anoniem

Uit: de Hovenier, oktober 2005

Maandag

9

Juli

In days of old

When knights were bold

And condoms not invented...

They wrapped old socks

Around their cocks,

And babies were prevented.

Diana Gabaldon

Zondag

8

Juli

De Dagschone, die

slechts een uur bloeit,

verschilt in wezen niet

van de sequoia.

die wel duizend jaar oud wordt.

Dalai Lama

Uit: Patrick I van P.de Roos