Friday, July 06, 2012

Side shoots, peach and laurel to the head.

1. To nip side shoots of a tomato plant.

3. I did offer Alec a bite of the perfect peach -- but he made a sour face and shook his head.

3. I duck under a laurel branch and the glossy leaves brush the top of my head and make a leathery flip-flap sound.
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Drift, cutting fruit and clear floor.

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