Recently I have been listening to the divine sounds of
Band of Holy Joy,
Midnight Choir,
Max Richter,
Meligrove Band. and
Mars Volta. You'd be right if you guessed that I'm currently listening to the M section of my mp3s.
Just been for a walk with Simon, trying to find items to photograph for my project. It's a nice day for a walk - a little wind to cool you, cloud to stop the sun blinding you, not very warm, though not cold, to ensure you don't get too hot. We walked through some parks and explored streets we hadn't been down before. Saw the first bee of the year, and it looked like a large one. Now that I'm home again, the cloud has cleared and blue skies can be seen, but it doesn't matter, the sky's not going anywhere, I can always look at it tomorrow. There's still plenty of daffodils around, all bright and yellow and happy. Last week I even saw some snowdrops who were still hanging on. The crocuses are also out, bushes are budding and are growing leaves again. It's a very invigorating time of year, with all the new life and growth surrounding us. Ostara, the celebration of the spring equinox, has been and gone, we're on the uphill climb to the summer now, though it feels more like a downhill slide, as it's easy to watch summer arrive, but often it's tiring to persevere through the middle stages of autumn.
I've been thinking more about doing something with the window box outside the kitchen. I'd love to grow some flowers in it, but I'm worried it would be destroyed by passing louts on the way home from the pub. They already leave rubbish in it anyway. But maybe they'd let it be if it was obviously being used for some greenery and not just sitting there uselessly. What would I grow though? Flowers aren't my specialty, let alone those suitable for outdoors / window boxes. I guess I should do some research on it, though suggestions are welcome.
Yesterday I went over to my parents' house to do some scanning and printing for photography. Dad had gone to the football match, mum's on holiday in Spain, and Robert was sulking in his bedroom, so I got a free rein of the house essentially. I tool advantage of playing loud music and printing off
Natacha Merritt photos. There's an academic reason, honest.
Other than that, I haven't been doing much. I'm planning on going to Belfast over Easter, via Chorley for Gavin and Janie's housewarming party. Rory and I have finally agreed on a set of dates for the trip. My back is slowly getting better, though it still can be painful at times. It's the last week of the term at Swarthmore next week, which means I'll get a rest from gluing small pieces of glass to that sodding MDF board - hurray!
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