Unprovoked speculation...

foxes are common as the pigeon in most urban centres/suburban areas; like a world famous celeb they need no introduction. used to watch a family of them living on garage rooves out the back of my ex-ex-residence. oft bumped into when crossing the road home after late night sessions at jason's place. them frozen in the road, not expecting to be interrupted from their scavenge at 3am. but regardless, indeed WHY?

re-naturising the urban area may be a possible motivation for the woollen warriors we are investigating.

must admit, am struggling to make much progress in the case; am suffering from time restrictions and internet backalley connectivity problems both at work and at home. laptop battery issues making simple tasks difficult. freelance project and band development soaking up time and energy like wool soaks up water. it may be a month or so before i have the time, mental space and resources to develop the case further. it occurs to this investigator that perhaps the michigan group are trying to knit a new, softer American Dream to replace the spikily deviated one which has appeared to have taken over since the Nixon era. This is based on unprovoked speculation without even so much as spam, gossip or a made-up name to back it up. It may be a breakthrough in the case or be completely inconsequential.

interestingly, i learned recently of a fabric spinning device known as the 'water frame'.

this may be a connection, it may not. i am not sure how the roads link up.


cotton-eye joe

Crying wolf...

Just been to the shoeshine. Collar up I squeezed through the trashcans and found the usual alley fire escape steps with the smells of curry and laundry. Jack the Squid hasn’t heard anything about wolves. Foxes, yes. He mentioned an Edinburgh University rabies research scene that he figured might be involved in the rumours I put past him. But I think whoever posted this information in the Forest Café was crying wolf. I might see if my EPPS man has put any new shots in his gallery lately...

More on EPPS...

More on EPPs, or so I think…

I currently have my fly-fishing guru staying nearby. He is in a tent somewhere in the region, but came by the caseroom for a couple nights including poker and records Sunday pm. Monopoly money. He got the stash but restricted pot with pinks and oranges removed halfway through for early bedtime, in my defence. No bluffing going on anywhere. Have you ever been in the Forest Café? He asks me. Naturally, such a hive of eco-villainy, soft seating and fair-trade coffee would have come to my attention. I have smuggled whisky into it on occasions(enforced alcohol ban after previous troubles) and quizzed the usual suspects within on bus/train survices to Gleneagles on G8 day. So, I tell him I know the place. He reports that they recently had a display up – a photographic display no less, documenting a mysterious project – a project that I find hard to believe, if I hadn’t been listening with my own ears to a direct witness of the displays. The project, supposedly, has happened in other urban areas, and is now taking place in Edinburgh. The nature of the project is the introduction into URBAN AREAS of wild animals. The examples mentioned were foxes and wolves. I suspect it may be a hoax, but then, I feel it warrants further thought and investigation. If it IS true, then Contact B’s secret fox in a location revealed to this investigator may be part of this project. But once again, out comes the old neglected question. WHY?

Here, my guru was helpful. (Noteworthy also that my guru is fresh from study in the field of rural planning.) Apparently, he says, the intention is to bring the country back into the town and city – to re-nature the urban environment. But releasing wolves into built up areas?? Foxes I could believe. I must search that ever-dependable murky backstreet the internet, and slip the shoeshine guy some pennies…

In response...

i was just about to pick out the same quote based on the same thought. maybe jaywalker socks are designed to leave an unidentifiable footprint so suspects cannot be positively identified or traced. maybe they cover up the foot-scent to avoid sniffer-dog detection.

Jaywalker Socks

Lots of new sock yarn in!
I am knitting a pair of Jaywalker socks out of the Berroco Sox and they are turning out fabulous!

This makes me think of the jaywalking discussed previously as a means of seeing the real locations of urban areas and living outside the road system to see where they’ve really got us boxed up.

What are jaywalker socks, I wonder? What special features? The warmth and comfort of hiking socks I assume, maybe in urban camouflage colours – greys and browns.

Luke Jaywalker

Whitby Yarn

Check out the blog of the Whitby Ontario wool shop. ‘taking yarn forward’. No surprise.

Another aside

Just recently been informed by papa pig that 'if you want to be a detective you've got to have a hat; all detectives wear hats'.
Peppa and George are then quickly fitted with 2 perfect trilbyesque affairs, one earth brown, one leaf green.
Which leads me to believe I must acquire a decent hat.