Folded in my hands a nestling, a tiny bird hardly old enough to hop or fly let alone step over my windowsill from the hazelbush outside Caught, before it could panic and throw itself at the window It rests quietly then darts off, in relief at being free
We lived in Cornwall then crashing waves and seaweed tangles sea views looking so far distant it could have been to another hemisphere Bliss At least we thought so until- you know how the smallest things trigger a firestorm? In this case it was musc each of us despising the other's choices 'til the rows reached a crescendo stereo shouting and the split was inevitable
An old-established confectioner claims his mints "keep you all aglow" makes me think of old-time buying from people serving behind marble counters the picture on the packet shows an arc of blues expressing delight I'm trying a mint ball now - and it's all right.
A murmuration of starlings thousands upon thousands of them swooping rising curling away pulsing and throbbing as one ‘til they slowly gently descend and melt into the shadows of the trees and the screen fills with a picture of David Attenborough
I sat down this morning to catch up on mending but the day was so dark it made the dog bark I peered at the sewing couldn’t see where it was going so I put it away That’ll do for the day
Learning about clouds is a major part of the study of weather The subtle changes as clouds cluster, merge, divide in the blink of an eye presage a storm with lightning flashing across their circumference or alternatively forecast a day of calm
Antiques shops fascinate, absorb the eye and the imagination Who may have owned this intricately worked elaborate confection of silver set with jewels? Did a miner fashion it for a lover or a wife? Did the longing for warmth of home spill over into craftsmanship so delicate it looks as though a speck of dust would disarray it?
Muddy boots again- I tell you I will not put up with you eternally tramping on my clean floors I'm feeling so stressed that I'm all of a tremble and if it goes on indefinitely there will be a kerfuffle