Brotherly love, TK Maxx and orange lilies

1. Falling in love with my brother today was pretty easy. I know it has a touch of the incestuous perversion to it, but this morning talking on the telephone to him I was overcome by a wave of love.

2. I went with Allan to TKMaxx at Monks Cross looking for new shirts. We found some beauties and it was fun. I was feeling pretty miserable earlier in the day and our trip was cheery and superficial. I'm going to wear the gorgeous pink candy striped shirt to work tomorrow.

3. The orange lilies are clinging on for dear life against the terrifying winds which have blattered York today. Fortunately I took some pictures of them yesterday in one of the few sunshine moments. I don't actually love them as flowers or the colour in particular, but they are so very DEFINITE as material manifestations. It's an exciting moment when they open at last so vividly and defiantly. This of course could be said of us all in particular moments and special circumstances. Today I felt battered and blattered by the wind and the changes going on around me.