1. It is so hot that my bright red ice lolly is dripping down my hand.
2. Dropping a job application into the letter box -- after all that polishing and refining, what a relief to have it immutable and out of my hands.
3. I was disorganised and now I am going to miss my train -- but I run anyway, and find it's three minutes late.
Gift, web and route planning.
1. As I leave the field, there's a rush of wings and a cackling, crackling cry. THUD! A magpie has dropped a dead vole at my feet. 2. We...
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1. Stirring the brewing coffee to break the floating crust and bring up the crema. 2. We have donuts to give the children at teatime. 3. Th...
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1. An enormous fat bumble bee at work. She is so bulky that she can knock dead blossoms out of the way as she gets right in to the new jasmi...
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1. The shortest night and the longest day. I was up at Wellington Rocks with Anna, Paul and Jason. We couldn't see the sun through the m...