patches and splashes

1. Yesterday a patch of sunlight warmed my feet while the rest of me stayed cool in the shadows
2. Cold rain tonight and a long wait at the bus stop. I decide to count red cars to make the time go by - 11
3. Catching up with school friends makes me remember dreams and ambitions that have been laid quietly aside

here comes the sun

1. counting the new patches of heather, splashes of daffodils, and purple swathes of crocuses entertains me on my run
2. this was the morning of elderly men and small dogs. I count five happy pairs passing me along the street
3. "if you're doing it right, you should have a stripe of dirt down your face and grit in your teeth" - so goes my bike drafting lesson

rose coloured glasses

1. Margaret has new glasses that tint the world a rosy pink when she looks out of them at just the right angle
2. I come back from a phone call to find a bag of steaming popcorn waiting for me
3. I've been watching my pregnant office mate's belly grow and change. This week the baby has produced an interesting triangle shaped knot

fast, smooth, and completed

1. A fast run with energy to spare leaves me feeling excited for my coming race
2. A smooth chocoate heart melts on my tongue
3. The last length of the pool. As I reach towards the edge I know I can now trust myself to finish the race

signs of spring

1. Bright paint splashes across the walls, doors, and windows of the breakfast cafe

2. Snippets of crocuses peek out from the earth

3. I walk the garden paths and listen to the silence of growing things preparing themselves for spring

bits and pieces

1. I eat my dinner standing by the window. Every time I look up, the sky has changed to different and bolder shades of pink and orange
2. My Saturday is free and I have no tasks or schedules to fill it up
3. I engineered an encounter with someone I admire - and I hope it leads to more

attics

1. An attic light clicks on against the approaching evening
2. Soft memories of hours spent up in attic fortresses
3. I still can't think of a childhood friend's attic without shivering at a memory of being marooned there, terrified of her ferocious rabbit snarling on the stairs.