Crunch White glows at the edge of predawn blinds. Aliens landing? Nearly as exciting: it’s snowing! Acid sharp inhales and, eventually, blue light that draws the mountains closer. Crunch. Snowballs tight packed and launched on the way to school, put your big coat on… and your gloves. But snowballs are banned. Aye right. Crunch. First […]
No such thing as bad weather… 100 words
What cosmic plan?
What cosmic plan? Today my yoga class was double booked. Oh shit! Dismayed as downpour soaked my mat, and wilted my perky resolve. So, we sat in the café and opened our hearts and thought that maybe this was better than Plan A Later, the gate was padlocked: No Entry – Deer Stalking! ‘Right dogs, […]
Dudley – 104 words
Dudley – Yesterday, quite nice really for the time of year – slanting sun between the finely flung raindrops. Today, Dudley. Not a name to fear, to quake at, a rustling in the branches, trees untidy with twigs. But there’s a weather warning, the usual ‘don’t forget your coat’ kind of warning, the kind of […]
Pictures from my slightly widening world…
Ok, you’ve rumbled me. I can’t get my head into writing a whole actual post – even one that doesn’t promise anything meaningful. Instead, you can have some photos. It was barbecue time again. Very smoky and somewhat, erm, well-fired. But at least it was warm and dry. Boy Two was the chef again. He’s […]