Carol's chooks

28.2.12 part 2

Stream of consciousness – choose one word and write about it for 5 minutes

 

SUN

I love a sunny day and feel down on a dull day. 

I love to be in the sun, to feel it beating down on my face and on my head, but only for a short time. 

I hate to feel too hot from being in the sun for too long. 

My eyes begin to want to close, my skin feels tight and I want to retreat inside, away from the sun. 

Perhaps I like sun when I can see it rather than feel it. 

I love the warmth of the sun after a long, cold winter and the promise of summer to come. 

Maybe the thinking about the sun is better than actually experiencing it. 

28.2.12

Stream of consciousness – choose one word and write about it for 5 minutes.

BUTTERFLY

Flutters in the sunlight, brightly coloured. I have always loved butterflies. On my first visit to Brisbane aged 19 I was entranced by the beautiful butterflies in every garden. Their size and colours amazed me. 

Years later we went to the Melbourne Zoo to see the Chinese pandas but I most enjoyed the butterfly house. You could stand still and have them land on your hands, face, eyelids – just magical. It’s quite amazing to think that a beautiful butterfly comes from an unexceptional caterpillar. 

Ben had the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar which I loved to read to him. And now he tells me that he also loves butterflies. 

I bought a copy of that book for Millie when she was born and Amy tells me that she loves it because there is a little finger puppet inside which she always wants to kiss. Maybe she’ll also love butterflies!

Cat contrasts

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