Bang!

A glass of cider, a toffee apple, a few sparklers, a massive bonfire and some pyrotechnics and you know autumn is definitely here. It's curious how we lose the meaning of things though; every year children dress up a Guy and chuck him on the fire without any apparent understanding of the fact that they're celebrating the burning of Catholics. Nice. I wonder what they think they are doing? Of course I relish in telling my child exactly what they're doing, but it falls on deaf ears, he just says "what's a Catholic?"! Aah, the sweet innocence of an atheist's child! This year, as is our custom, we went to the nearby village of Devoran to watch the fireworks, it was great as usual, but it all seemed to be over so quickly and here I am again...

Left: Kim sticking his fingers in his ears - I loved the echoes of the bangs and the way the sound reverberated around the creek! right: Kim in the garden with a sparkler which doubled as a light-sabre, apparently.