Thursday, February 27, 2025

Posy, supper and planets.

1. Through the rain over the road outside the florist, a posy of bright blue and pink flowers.

2. With our supper, pale pink wine in crystal glasses. Sound of the rain outside.

3. Since sunset, we've been glancing outside between tasks and messaging back and forth up and down the house because we hope to see the parade of planets. Mercury and Saturn, in our sky for just a short while after sunset, are hidden behind a bank of cloud; and Neptune is too distant and mysterious for anyone to see with their own eyes; but Jupiter, Mars and Venus are there for us.

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...