BLOOMS DAY MONA LISA WABI SABI

In 1904 James Joyce sent Leopold Bloom rambling through twenty four hours of Dublin's streets on Thursday 16th June.   In 1922 Joyce published the shenanigans as "Ulysses", the most-talked-about-and-least-read book in literature. 

Unlikely as it seems Ulysses features in my own watery wanderings here

I spent Bloomsday24 on the Grand Union Canal at Sydenham on the outskirts of Leamington Spa whither I hied to familiarise myself with this part of the country in what might be my last Summer outing on water. In the snapshots you will see No,37 which for me says it all about the canal and river trust and the towpaths and the condition of the waterway through this historic area.  I dallied a week, met the natives, ate their meat, drank their ale, took in Stratford-on-Avon by bus ...

The boat went as far as Bridge 46 before turning to retrace the way back through Bascome and Stockton locks. 

Warwick and Leamington being twins it is not altogether inappropriate that I should listen to Mona and Lisa Wagner who blew me away with their rendering of "Sound of Silence".  Paul Simon has long chronicled my life in his songs and "Sound of Silence" is a chapter in the story of my life.  The twins enunciate every word of the lyrics perfectly and their backing music never intrudes on the story. That is how I like it and Simon would concur.

At Stockton by the "The Boat" road bridge the 63 bus can waft me to Rugby or Leamington