Wednesday, January 02, 2013

Natural scientist, mild in winter and statements.

I've joined Satyavani Robyn's 2013 Mindful Writing Challenge and will be recording the results over here.

1. Alec finishes his morning bub and remarks with some surprise: "Daylight come back!"

2. Up on the Common, where the fold of the hill shelters us from the wind and the bare trees let the sun come down to the bruised ground, it's surprisingly warm.

3. Today I have been glad to hear Alec say: "I want my mummy" and I've been glad to hear Nick say: "Shall I take over for a bit?"
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Shelter, arisen and pub.

1. We are sheltered under the garden centre's great barn roof. There is a rush of sound and air as the rain comes down. 2. A mushroom, c...

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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...
  • Midsummer, feeding and cakes.
    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...