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.
The work of craftsmen in the trades is so fascinating. I couldn't select the proper side of a brick, never mind putting it in a straight row.
ReplyDelete"Japonica glistens like coral in all of the neighbouring gardens" was in one of my "O" level poems. Perfect description.
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