Wow, it's photographarama today. First, two beautiful things from my mother.
a. Today a white van came rattling down the track and a small movement in the far top corner of the field turned into an avalanche of sheep pouring towards us bleating anxiously. 'I hope you've brought something for them too' I said to the delivery man. 'How odd' he replied and climbed back into the van... after handing me the parcel from John Lewis. A natural lambskin for carseats and strollers!
b. Every where has been covered in frost all day and this morning a pure white pheasant appeared on the garden steps, but not for long.
And here are my beautiful things:
1. Two of my friends post on Facebook pictures of their babies. Oli is doing a tarot card series of his son (I particularly like the Tower built from Duplo, and the guest appearance by a big sister as the Priestess); while Paul has posed his little boy in tableaux from famous films. The Good, The Bad and Ugly -- baby in poncho and hat with bread stick hanging off his lip -- leaves me crying with laughter.
2. PaulV comes round and takes the last batch of bump photos -- "The light is lovely," he says, pushing me out of the back door.
2a. Anna sends me home from tea in her office with a plate of scones and gooey chocolate cake.
3. Across the car park, in a top window there is a lit-up Christmas tree. Better than an advent calendar.
Shower, sparrow and night before bin day.
1. The rain comes down in rushing spate, drowning downpipes and running in fans over the asphalt. Next time I look up, the sun is out, water...
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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...
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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...