arcs
Pushing him on the swing, his small, solid back against my palm.
fragrance
Peeling the lid off a bin full of sheets and towels and bringing them to my nose for a deep breath.
naturally
We dissect twigs and seed pods with plastic knives that he calls "plant knives." Afterwards, he shows me some plastic animal pets, including a rat with a yellow splotch on its back that he calls a "sunspot rat." (It also has white spots on it, but he says those are there to make it look sick so other animals don't eat it.)
olfactorily
The dog is nearly beside herself with the need to press her nose into people.
points
In the first round of our drawing competition, we both draw tigers, and he declares himself the winner. Second round, after I've drawn his sunspot rat, he graciously calls a draw.
pressures
The silence of what we're not telling each other makes the car feel like it's going to implode.
stealth
They take hide-and-seek to another level, not only finding the most improbable places to hide but texting each other updates on the seeker's location.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Friday, June 26, 2015
Week in Seven Words #256
I'm sorry for the nearly month-long absence on this blog. The reason was a combination of lots of work and a needed blog break.
anticipant
She peers into the audience, her face nervous and expectant, knowing her family will be there but needing to see them.
crestfallen
"I stink at this," is what one child says every time she doesn't get something right the first time. Who is she echoing?
easy-going
She sits on the floor in her power suit, at ease when kids tumble around her legs.
huddled
They're the same type of people - same background, same lifestyle - so it doesn't matter what they say to each other; they're happy with the knowledge that they're the same and that their conversation will be safe.
pathetically
Out of pity I buy a small stuffed animal with lumpy ears. A dog, I think. An aspiring dog.
restorative
The clean scent of linens in a drawer.
true
While the others are match sparks and unsteady flames, she's a lamp, steady and gentle in the dark.
anticipant
She peers into the audience, her face nervous and expectant, knowing her family will be there but needing to see them.
crestfallen
"I stink at this," is what one child says every time she doesn't get something right the first time. Who is she echoing?
easy-going
She sits on the floor in her power suit, at ease when kids tumble around her legs.
huddled
They're the same type of people - same background, same lifestyle - so it doesn't matter what they say to each other; they're happy with the knowledge that they're the same and that their conversation will be safe.
pathetically
Out of pity I buy a small stuffed animal with lumpy ears. A dog, I think. An aspiring dog.
restorative
The clean scent of linens in a drawer.
true
While the others are match sparks and unsteady flames, she's a lamp, steady and gentle in the dark.
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