I am about to go to a school meeting regarding Matilda's language options for next year. Quite possibly I'll join some guys for sauna after that, so today this will have to suffice:

Wild as the grain of this table,
gnarled as pine branches by the sea

I've grown more like the things around me,
became a thing among things

I played squash today for the first time in years. The feeling of exertion is wonderful. It is remarkably tiring. I still feel the glow of moving my body.