Friday, March 25, 2022

Sweep, free and roving star.

1. To take a paintbrush round and sweep the dust off the houseplants.

2. Remembering that I have a voucher for free coffee on my phone.

3. We watch the bright spark of the International Space Station pass, first from the back garden where it goes over Orion's head as if thrown from a slingshot, then when it goes over our roof we run through the house to watch from the front door.
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Goldfinches, meeting and mackerel.

1. Goldfinches, painted like they're going to war, crowd the bird feeders. 2. We meet my cousin's partner for the first time, and it...

  • Bee, green beans and movie night.
    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...
  • As needed, forgotten cake and syrup.
    1. I promised myself I wouldn't moan and grumble about it -- but I do. And as if by magic, a very kind friend produces the required blaz...