Life, the Universe and Everything

The place used to be called South Cerney Gravel Pits but the marketing guys changed it to Cotswold Water Park. It's a fair name though - if you scoop a load of gravel out of the ground, water seeps into the void and pretty soon, you've got a lake. Or, in the case of Cotswold Water Park, 133 lakes. If was the beavers that made me go and have a look. There's a place called Lower Mill Estate where they've reintroduced Castor fiber . I didn't get to see them though because Lower Mill Estate turns out to be an exclusive "gated community" and I had to stick to public footpaths nearby. Took some photos…. Rebellious duck. One of the houses on the Lower Mill Estate. Odd! More upmarket houses? Or a student campus? Resident

So I found this on the Net somewhere: SOCIALISM You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbour. COMMUNISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk. FASCISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you some milk. NAZISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and shoots you. BUREAUCRATISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away. ...but the one I really love: SURREALISM You have two giraffes . The government requires you to take harmonica lessons. :-)