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Monthly Archives: March 2013
20th March 2013 – busker
I hear him before I see him, his music filling the high street. He stands, swaying to his own tune, holding an ancient saxophone. His breath and his fingers produce a liquid sound, slowing people down as they pass, making … Continue reading
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Tagged breath, busker, fingers, high street, liquid sound, music, saxophone, stop and listen
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19th March 2013 – smartphone
A student walks along the street. Her bag is slung across her shoulders, brown hair tied in a messy bun on top of her head. She wears a pair of sunglasses, despite the rain. Ears attached to headphones, she texts … Continue reading
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Tagged bag, ears, headphones, rain, smartphone, student, sunglasses, texts, zombie
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18th March 2013 – lambs
A new, bright white against the grey dregs of winter. They stand by their mothers, whose coats seem dirty, yellowing beside the freshness of their offspring. They remind me that Spring is on its way. Battling against the wind and … Continue reading
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Tagged bright white, change, fresh, grow, lambs, sheep, snow, Spring, winter
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17th March 2013 – Tracy
It’s been many years since I last saw her, but she greets me like we’ve never been apart. Her face beams with pleasure as she hugs me. Disabled by Downs Syndrome, she will always be the most loving friend I … Continue reading
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Tagged disabled, Downs Syndrome, friend, hug, loving, smile, Tracy
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16th March 2013 – toddler
Enthroned on the restaurant high chair, she picks up a huge fork in her tiny fist. She pokes it into everything in sight, enjoying the noise it makes on the plate and bowls. She picks up some bread and dips … Continue reading
15th March 2013 – ballet
Bright pastel and neon colours. Beautiful movements that tell a story, a whole company moving in unison to delight our eyes. The orchestra moves with them, seamlessly using sound to enhance sight.
14th March 2013 – Granny
She carefully unfolds a letter from her brother. Yellowed with age and beginning to split along the creases, she holds it tenderly. Seventy years since the words were written, yet the pain and sadness is still plain to see. Brothers, … Continue reading
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Tagged brother, fading, granny, letter, loss, memory, seventy years, war, World War II
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13th March 2013 – bobble hat
She strides confidently towards her car, a child’s scooter held in one hand. She holds it above her head, where a multicoloured bobble wobbles on her woolly hat.
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Tagged bobble hat, multi-coloured, scooter, winter, wobbles, woman
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12th March 2013 – mitten
Purple, sodden with melting snow, it lies abandoned on the pavement. Dropped unseen from a baby’s hand, without its pair. It looks lost, just another bit of rubbish now, doomed to rot upon this city street.
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Tagged abandoned, baby, city street, dropped, lost, melting snow, mitten, pavement, rubbish, unseen
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11th March 2013 – snow
Soft, powdery, early spring snow. It covers an empty field. Suddenly, the wind gets up, picking it up in swirling snow dervishes. So fleeting, I feel privileged to have glimpsed them.
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Tagged dervishes, early spring, fleeting, powdery, snow, soft
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