Fleeting Delights
[EILEEN SOPER, RMS SWLA (1905-1990)]
A mundane moment in my day can be transformed into a magical one by a shaft of sunlight suddenly and fleetingly illuminating the garden, or a pheasant glimpsed strolling across the lawn.
Today I had both these in quick succession as I sat at the kitchen table writing my shopping list. They were then immediately followed by a delightful dance performed in front of my eyes by two tiny little birds (long-tailed tits I subsequently found out): one flitting around the blades of grass, almost as big as he; the other hovering, hummingbird-like, before the dark column of the cypress tree, settling momentarily on the thick greenery waving in the wind before hovering once more, resting for a heartbeat and then both disappearing, as suddenly as they had arrived, on a gust of air.
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Ed - sorry Karen came on then, probably an unfortunate juxtaposition! You know, you can always turn the music off - just scroll down to the very bottom of the side bar and hit the pause button - or instead choose what you want to listen to (if any of it!!). Alternatively, just turn down the volume on your computer speakers. That's what I do when I'm trying to pretend from hubby that I'm not blogging...
Milla - has taken my slow brain a moment to work out what you were saying. What figures?? I thought. Anyway, realise you mean the previous post. Doh. Anyway, Me and My Monkey is indeed here - just scroll down the playlist till you find it and you can listen to it repeatedly!
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