Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Brick, japonica and crocuses.

1. A bricklayer making the edging for a drive holds a brick in one hand and his trowel in the other. He tosses the brick end over end a couple of times while he chooses the uppermost surface.

2. Red red red japonica flowers bloom on bare twigs.

3. All I can see over the wall is the grey lip of a raised urn and the white crocuses therein.

Escape, tulips and samosa.

1. This morning, I'm piling into a car with friends to escape into the Weald, where we will visit a garden planted with 45,000 tulips. 2...