Substack diary no.147: Friday, 8th. May 2026
This morning I find myself staring at the books on the shelves straight ahead of me, with occasional sideways glances out of the window onto the gentle sunny spring morning outside where, in the sun, it is almost certainly warmer than the sitting room.
The view ahead of me is unchanging and in fact most of the books have sat there for 10, 20, 30 or even 40 years, too many remaining unread. By contrast, the view out of the window is in a constant state of change as nature perpetually rearranges itself, although this morning that change is in slow-motion or, perhaps more accurately, is smooth and relaxed. Garden shrubs are moving slowly in a gentle breeze; clouds are drifting almost imperceptibly slowly against a blue sky. Only the birds are operating at ‘normal’ speed.
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Colin Anderson 