1. I walk under a wild cherry tree. The pavement is covered in fallen cherries, which pop and crunch under my feet.
2. There is a shop being done up near work. A plasterer is sealing cracks, poking his tongue out as he works.
3. When I write I press too hard, so the backs of my notepad pages take on a lovely nubbly, veiny texture.
Magnolia, pagoda and station.
1. Late magnolias -- always a pleasure. 2. We like everything about the pagoda -- including the long climb to the top -- but particularly th...

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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...
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1. Oli has written a poem describing how Tunbridge Wells makes him veer between wanting to fall in love and wanting to shoot people. Which i...
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1. The cottage across the carpark is covered in scaffolding. Now that the roofers have gone home, the family has climbed up to see the view ...