Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Honey, tweenies and sharpness.

1. White bread with sesame seeds, toasted and spread with butter and honey.
2. Two leggy girls in pink rollerskates glide backwards and forwards between the park gate and the crest of the hill.

3. The air is sharpened by the scent of cupressus. From the dark top branches, a robin scatters shards and drops of music.
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