Argentona’s parish church of Sant Julià dates from the 16th century. But every one of its ancient gargoyles has been recently replaced. Here’s an off-beat little bestiary:
I’d like to have offered part of an animal alphabet, but as you see, we’ve moved straight from Ass to Cockerel and Cricket without passing B. Far too odd.
For Becky’s Square Odds
Found; on the way from West Tanfield, one odd glove. Strangely, it isn’t mine. I regularly lose gloves – always the right hand one. My record stands at eleven in a single season. Perhaps I should have walked off with this one?
For Becky’s Square Odds
‘Hello? North Yorkshire Police? I want to report something odd that I’ve just seen in Harrrogate town centre. I think you need to come and investigate – there might be a suspicious-looking corpse. Hang on … I’ll send you a photo …’
For Becky’s Square Odds.
Oooh-er, that’s an odd house.
Here’s why. It belongs to friends of ours, and I was looking at it as I was enjoying a glass of wine in their garden.
This is Day Two of Square Odds.
Hands up if you recognise those first seven words. No? Then you’re not as old as me. You didn’t settle down to hear ‘Listen with Mother’ on the radio – sorry – wireless, after lunch every day when you were too young for school.
I’ve chosen this picture to be my first response to Becky’s ‘Squares’ challenge, which this month is Odd. It shows a sofa at a bus stop in Gyeryongsang, South Korea. Koreans don’t do fly-tipping, or litter. They didn’t, until recently, do sofas either. We needed to get used to restaurant meals taken seated cross legged on the floor, though thankfully, many places provided western-friendly chairs and tables too. So this thoughtful addition to the bus stop’s furnishings seemed rather odd, and worthy of a photo.
You’ve got a month of odd photos ahead. So are you sitting comfortably?
Not just for Becky’s Square Odds, but also XingfuMama’s Pull up a Seat Challenge.
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
You must be logged in to post a comment.