A girl with red hair in gold trainers
A green and white 2CV
2 magpies
A man twirling his shopping like a cheerleader with pom poms
A conker falling, and missing the family underneath.
Fennel fronds in a bag, jiggling to their owner’s footfall.
These are the things that stand out from the otherwise impressionistic blur of weekend recreational activities happening around me on the heath.
I surmise from this brief list that I miss a lot. And that the things that I do attend to are either slightly out of the ordinary or have some personal significance.
My eldest boy has red hair
I own a pair of silver shoes
My parents used to drive a 2CV. A prune and custard one.
The cheerleading shopper was slightly out of the ordinary.
Magpies always create confusion in my mind.
I am glad the conker missed me.
Fennel fronds are my friend.
Ariadne Birnberg 