Some thoughts on rain
I’m gathering words and lines and drops of rain to help me love it more:
Fun facts from the Met Office: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/types-of-weather/rain/
Petrichor
Petrichor is the smell of rain. The word comes from the Greek words ‘petra’, meaning stone, and ‘ichor’, which in Greek mythology refers to the golden fluid that flows in the veins … Read more
Sometimes broken is better
I planted sunflowers again this year, from the gleaned seeds of last year. They have to be one of my favourite flowers, bright, robust, direct, stark against the sharp blue cold sky today, but also against the black grey of the week. The bees love them, the squirrels hang off them feeding. They make me … Read more
Small things make a smile
Small things which made me happy.
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We were driving into Shrewsbury when I saw smoke rising from the verge.
As we got closer it was clear that the grass was on fire and that there was a big old hedge behind it which would be catching light within a few wind’s breaths. So I … Read more
Seasonal adjustment
I love how tuning into the seasons becomes easier as I get older. Red wine and Guinness in the winter, white or rose and larger in the summer. Fiction and poetry in the winter, non-fiction in the summer. In the winter I gain weight from stews, snuggling and chocolate, but I don’t worry about it … Read more
The pandemic 4 years on
Remember?
The image above was taken 4 years ago, in 2020, when we were in lockdown. In the sunshine yesterday morning, before yet more rain came, I did the same walk and the view was the same. But what has changed?
For me and lots of people I know, the lockdown in the spring of … Read more
Screw Valentines Day
I spent the weekend in the South visiting old friends, some of whom I haven’t seen for nearly 8+ years and yet, such love and warmth, so much laughter and welcome, such easy reconnection and recollection.
And isn’t this love?
I’m a notorious connector of and with people. If I like you and think of … Read more