recent observations, week 13.

light where we can find it.

James on a fire escape, 12 years ago. We were so much older then.

There’s a particular pleasure found in someone else pouring exactly the right amount of milk in your cup of coffee.

A row of shuttered ticket windows is enough to turn a person melancholy.

There’s a glowing brass lamp and a human being behind the grate at the only open window.

It’s always worth pausing to look up at a painted constellation sky.

The popcorn tasted better when it came in greasy paper bags.

Small hands with bitten-down nails fold very good paper cranes.

Letting your elbows rub against the sidewalk Christmas trees makes for a fragrant commute.

City dogs wear more coats than country dogs.

Hot water bottles are thoughtful companions, no matter their sentiency.

Come 4:30 pm, one lit candle changes everything.