Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Steaming, cold and drawn away.

1. After a night of long rain, the common gently steams.

2. The air seems very cold on my skin after the run of heatwave days; but walking and talking warms me up.

3. I have to stand on tiptoes to watch the black and yellow bodies bundling over the spoonful of jam I put on the back wall to draw them away from the open windows. 

Friendly, strayed and cedar.

1. In the small hours, when I can't get back to sleep, there's a friendly, familiar Terry Pratchett book waiting on my phone. 2. We ...