Category: Nature
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Sudden Change
Zach woke shivering. He looked at his clock: 4.45am. Temperature –1. Zach leapt from the bed and threw on whatever clothes he had handy. “Minus One!?” He remembered it being swelteringly hot last night as he lay on top of the bed. He looked out of the window. Snow was falling. Settling. The garden shed…
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Hot Hut
Sylv couldn’t believe her luck. Clear blue skies, acres of sand, and a slight breeze greeted her as she popped her head out of the hut at 7am. Pleasant temperature too, she thought. Come mid-day, it was a different story. Sylv sweltered within, and couldn’t set foot on the scorching sand outside. She grabbed the…
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Observing the weather
As I write, clouds are hanging dark and menacingly up above. And not only overhead – they seem to be covering miles around. Below them, and just above the horizon, thinking about it, the darkness is contrasted by the brightest of white, which tells me that the day’s sunlight is still hanging on, and shining…
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Ginny Greenteeth
Walk not upon the duckweedFor an evil temptress waitsShe appears by stagnant pondsLooking for anyone, young and old,To meet a grisly end Ginny Greenteeth, Ginny Greenteeth,The hag with the long green hairWhose offered hand of friendshipOnly brought about despairShe tempted tramps and beggermenWith a warm fireside to restYet when they slept, she’d quarter themSo evil…
