The Light and Heavy Twin: Heavy Goes First

The footage of Renee Nicole Good left me shocked. No-one is going to believe she was trying to run anyone over, because even non-drivers recognise the manoeuvre as very common: you reverse in one direction then turn the steering wheel hard opposite to drive off clear of an obstruction. Kristi Noem seemed deeply unsympathetic when she read out her statement, eyes hard, voice disconnected. Rest In Peace Renee Nicole Good, and if this was a regretted error of judgment on anyone's part, may there be justice, atonement, mercy for the shooter too. We all need a gentler world than this.

The Light and Heavy Twin: Light's Turn

Put all the Christmas decorations in the attic. Loud happy conversations from what sounded like hundreds of pigeons on the roof cooing and chattering. Other birds too. Maybe we need to sort out better insulation, but I'm happy if they all had warm feet. And they sounded happy! I spoke to them, they went quiet, and then all started cooing, cawing and chirping back.

I can't express how excellent this was.

Earlier today, we had a little snow. I saw a flake that looked different to the others so I went out to check.

It was a teeny white curled feather, presumably from some denizen of the roof. But it fell so gently, just like everything else, it might as well have come straight out of the sky.

And this is why, despite all that is happening, I feel a lightness in my heart.

Wishing that for you too X