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.
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...
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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...
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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. 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...