December..

I mark the advent of December with mixed feelings...

I miss those red hot unlayered and unfettered days, green leaves and the colour pop of flowers punctuating the landscape.

 

But I welcomed the taste of that first snowflake,  disappearing in an instant on the tip of the tongue. And the pretty jewelled lights from the pristine snow of a first snowfall.  

 

And I welcome the sounds, smells and tastes of tradition;  happy lyrical bells, warm sorrel, Black cake and sweetbread. The warmth and magic of the Holiday season.

Pearl Xun

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