Sunday January 25, 2026

Goodnight friends! Clouds thickened again, but though we had several showers of rain it was generally scattered and light. Widely spaced drops like the slow drumming of impatient fingers fell from skies that were grey but at least a little light and spacious. More bright candleflames of yellow amd purple crocus buds, more of trails of tiny ruddy brown mushrooms. Springy grey squirrels bounce and tumble and flow from branch to branch.

Aches persistent and sleep not quite recovered yet, an extra grey fog of bleariness smearing the morning. I gradually felt a little more alert after a slow walk between spates of drizzle, and, eventually, managed to stretch a little too. Still a bit of a missing day, managing pain and fatigue, but aiming to keeping things ticking over, maintaining and improving what I can for tomorrow.

May we find community, solidarity and mutual support today!
Image ID: Photo of a clump of snowdrops, packed tightly as if huddled together, dozens of drooping, bright white plump teardrop flowers closed tightly against the rain that speckles their long thin leaves.

Photo of the mounded orange and ochre leaf litter at the base of a linden tree, the bright, fresh green lesser celandine leaves bursting through, blunt rounded heart shapes on long thin curving stalks.