Bowerhill (Saturday 31st December 2022)

On a multi-purpose car drive I ended the year's journeying fittingly at the Kennet and Avon.

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Tuesday 3.1.2023 (1356 hr)

Blip #3790 (#3540 + 250 archived blips taken 27.8.1960-18.3.2010)
Consecutive Blip #002
Blips/Extras In 2022 #225/265 + #100/100 Extras
Day #4663 (1132 gaps from 26.3.2010)
LOTD #2931 (#2771 + 160 in archived blips)

Taken with Pentax K-50 (Yellow) and Pentax HD P-DA 55-300 mm F4-5.8 ED WR lens and HD Pentax-DA AF Rear Converter 1.4x AW

Bowerhill series
Melksham series
Canals series
Kennet and Avon Canal series

A Visit To Bowerhill, 31 December 2022 (Flickr album of 10 photos)

Lozarhythm Of The Day:
Lee Perry - Bafflin' Smoke Signal / Black Smoke Signal (1978, Black Ark Studios, Jamaica)
I don't know if the Vatican still broadcasts smoke signals when a Pope passes, but this is a Lee Perry composition from when it happened in 1978.
"Know your enemy" is obviously a maxim that Lee Perry took to heart, which explains his fascination with the tumultuous times experienced by the Catholic Church in 1978. Pope Paul VI died in August that year, only for his successor, Pope John Paul I, to unexpectedly expire after a mere 33 days in office.
As an affirmed Rastafarian, Perry watched these momentous events with bemusement, and when time and again the Baffling Smoke Signal rose in Vatican City, a sign that the College of Cardinals had yet to agree on John Paul's successor, The Upsetter takes this smudged smoke as an omen of the obvious supremacy of the Rastafarian faith.
"Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord God Jah Rastafari, and he that speaketh lies shall perish," Perry cheerfully begins his bashing of the Church, combining two separate quotes from Proverbs. This wasn't the first time he had attacked Catholicism or it's supreme head, but rarely had he taken such delight in doing so.
Perry's lyrics are inspired, blending Biblical quotes and Rastafarian tenets to prove Jah's primacy, and through careful reasoning adeptly discredits other beliefs. Double tracking his own vocals so he harmonize with himself just adds to Perry's potency, and reveling in others' misery, The Upsetter has never sounded quite so happy or relaxed. As do The Upsetters themselves, who cheerfully reel out the infectious accompaniment, which sparkles in the breeze. Catholics would obviously disagree with his thesis, but there's no denying that Baffling is a masterpiece, Perry at his vocal, lyrical and musical best. - Ann Greene for All Music