Its raining today. It rained yesterday. There's fair chance that it will rain tomorrow. The builders working on the roof across the road are wearing oilskins and every photo I take is edged with grey. A person has to try hard to find colour in this dripping world.
But I am trying. A chum brought me some of her Japanese Quinces, enough to fill one and a half tiny jars with jelly. As a time and motion exercise it fails at every turn but the smell of the kitchen and the pale orange glow of the jelly, shining like a weak winter sun made every minute count.
It was raining on Monday morning when I walked to the Doctors to get my (not swine) flu injection and as I stuffed my hands into the pockets of my coat I found two ear plugs and a crumpled gathering of paper streamers. The reason? A Sunday night adventure with The Flaming Lips. Joyous, openhearted and absolutely colourful. Have a look at the little Youtube clip for details. The sound quality is rough but the images are perfect.
6 comments:
Ah, it's been gray and rainy here, too.
Lap cat weather.
I completely forgot about the quinces this year - must see if they are somewhere out there. Love that special orange of quince jelly!
It is grey and dreary here too--oh how I miss the sun. We don't get quinces here. Your quince photos are so tempting. yum
we are in such a drought-we'll take some of that rain. thanks!!
i always wondered what a quince was-confused me as a child in that book-the owl and the pussy cat!
poetry: the pale orange glow...shining like a weak winter sun..
beautiful image, thanks for that.
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