translinear light (some kind of flower)

 17th august 1788

'a dark day with howling wind unpleasant for tourists, nor were we in haste for departure..'  

byng leaves late and visits sandhurst and the square castle at bodiam. he gets caught by the rain at puts up  the red lion alehouse by the bridge over the rother,

'I journalized for a long time in a clean white-washed parlour, and often conversed with the kitchen company; at every five minutes looking out at the weather which continued a pelting storm...' 

eventually he drives on through the rain to the bells in the village of northiam.

'as the rain continued, I was forced to abide here the reading of two country papers; and from my landlord, on my inquiry, the history of an old mansion house at the village end.'

then on through beckley and peasemarsh to rye. 

ID 'the celebrated pedestrian' was waiting for him at the george in rye but dissatisfied with the inn wanted to move directly to another (which they did) moving on to the new inn at winchelsea. 

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it is the morning. horsemouth has just been out to open up the chicken shed and feed the scraps to the chickens. it is a cool morning and it looks like it will be a glorious day (bbc weather predicts sunny in the morning and afternoon and dry all day). 

horsemouth always wondered about the sculpture on the franklin barnes building (formerly a farm and garden supplies store) in hereford. apparently it was by trevor warton (about whom horsemouth can find out very little). horsemouth's dad worked in the franklin barnes building while he was with the VAT in hereford (to be honest he tried to be there as little as possible). currently there is proposal to use it as part of the new university. 

the sculpture is of some kind of flower (but in a modern style). 

the detroit jazz festival opens on august 30th with a concert titled translinear light: the music of alice coltrane featuring ravi coltrane with special guests brandee younger, reggie workman, and the detroit jazz festival chamber orchestra. 

7:00 – 8:15 p.m. translinear light – the music of alice coltrane  carhartt amphitheater stage - hart plaza

it is  free and looks like it may even be streamed  sort of midnight uk time.

alice's harp has been restored and will be being played. 

horsemouth's reading of mythago wood goes well (as does his john byng itinerary). today a slight chance some friends will show up. if not there may be a zoom call. etc. etc.