Can anyone do an end of the week quiz? I can't see one for this week, so if I'm treading on anyone's toes, I apologise, and will call this something else. In his poem "Old Man", Edward Thomas said:
"Old Man, or Lad's-Love, - in the name there's nothing
To one that knows not Lad's-Love or Old Man,
The hoar-green feathery herb, almost a tree,
Growing with rosemary and lavender.
Even to one that knows it well, the names
Half decorate, half perplex, the thing it is:
At least, what that is clings not to the names
In spite of time. And yet I like the names ..."
Which leads, rather circuitously, to the questions:
1. Have you ever named a ship, a flower, a new species? If so, what was it?
2. If not, what would you like to name, what would you call it, and why?
3. Do you recognise the ship in the picture? Clue: it is named after a country and it was designed by a famous British engineer.
4. My brother used to think he was named after that engineer because they shared the first two initials. In fact, he was named after an uncle. Were you named after anyone, and if so, who? (You don't have to give away your real name if you're shy). Who would you like to be named after?
5. The boy in the picture is trying really hard to turn that wheel. Have you ever attempted something that seemed impossible? Did you succeed?
6. "In idle August, while the sea soft,
and leaves of brown islands stick to the rim
of this Caribbean ..."
What well-known schooner does this long poem mention?
7. If you could just sail away, where would you go, and why?
Sorry about the poetry, it makes a change from song lyrics.
