Monday, June 28, 2010

Swift shadows, cadets and the move.

1. The shadows of swifts fall from the heavens and slide around, trapped between the window and the blinds.

2. The sea cadet's band leads the TA parade through town. The cymbal player is a very little chap among the sturdy teenagers.

3. This time, I am moving house with a husband to lend me morale support.
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Spider work, salts and bickering.

  1. Cobwebs gleam where they catch the low-angled sun -- polygonal nets strung from brambles; gauzy dancefloors in the gorse. 2. Tipping th...

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