Friday, July 06, 2007

Laughing water, appearing boy and taking stock.

1. Standing on a bridge listening to a stream -- I decide that the cliche about laughing or chuckling water is actually quite appropriate.

2. PaulV does his usual appearing act at dinner. He has gone blond, and looks like a Scandinavian. We squeal at each other for a bit, and then he vanishes into the night as he has a leaving do to attend.

3. Talking over a friend's old life and seeing how she has blossomed since.

Magnolia, no coat and weeding.

1. The drifts of pink and white petals drying in the gutters and flattened on to the pavement suggest that the magnolia on the corner of Bel...