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Погода мерзкая - холод (+14, не ржать!), ветер такой что фонари качаются и песка намело в подъезд до второго этажа. Вот как в России наметало снега, так тут - намело песка =) Вспомнилось из детской поэзии про верблюда (как всегда, ассоциативные связи загадошны и трудно прослеживаются, ну допустим, песок - пустыня - верблюд + хорошее настроение)

"The Camel's Complaint" by Charles E. Carryl

Canary-birds feed on sugar and seed,
Parrots have crackers to crunch;
And, as for the poodles, they tell me the noodles
Have chickens and cream for their lunch.
But there's never a question
About MY digestion --
ANYTHING does for me!

Cats, you're aware, can repose in a chair,
Chickens can roost upon rails;
Puppies are able to sleep in a stable,
And oysters can slumber in pails.
But no one supposes a poor camel dozes --
ANY PLACE does for me!

Lambs are enclosed where it's never exposed,
Coops are constructed for hens;
Kittens are treated to houses well-heated,
And pigs are protected by pens.
But a Camel comes handy
Wherever it's sandy --
ANYWHERE does for me!

People would laugh if you rode a giraffe,
Or mounted the back of an ox;
It's nobody's habit to ride on a rabbit,
Or try to bestraddle a fox.
But as for a Camel, he's
Ridden by families --
ANY LOAD does for me!

A snake is as round as a hole in the ground,
And weasels are wavy and sleek;
And no alligator could ever be straighter
Than lizards that live in a creek.
But a Camel's all lumpy
And bumpy and humpy --
ANY SHAPE does for me!