For a few different reasons – mostly an annoying digestive issue & being busy – I didn’t write up full “three beautiful things” for these days.

1. (Wed) I go to a new hairdresser – the new owner of the salon just around the corner from our house – and though I poorly communicate my desires, I end up with a haircut that I don’t hate. This is about as good as it gets for a haircut of mine. (I do feel haunted by the scent of her hair products all day.)

2. (Thurs) I get caught up cleaning odd, unimportant spaces but it’s nice to be able to tick them off my spring cleaning list all the same.

2b. (Wed) Systematically working along the grout lines with a toothbrush is strangely pleasing.

3. (Thurs) When I cross to the sink and look up, both the deer and I double-take. They usually stay beyond the elder tree, rather than approaching the house but this one is nibbling the grass near the pear tree just a few metres from the kitchen window. It lingers for a good while and we marvel at its confidence. I very much enjoy the bright white tuft on its bum.