School holidays · New Grass

Spring holidays arrived with grass that looked newer than yesterday’s grass, which is how spring tricks everyone.

New grass, breathed Harare with her whole body. Spike grinned, ready to chase the idea of greener. Suzy stepped between impulse and paddock.

Teaching short: new growth is real — and so is staying with the herd plan. Canberra kept a line toward the allotted strip. London queued. Beijing pondered greenness philosophically. Tokyo darted through it like confetti. Moscow stood on a patch until it was hers. Paris selected a single blade with ceremony.

Little Thunder sniffed spring and remained calm, which is growth.

Manila’s other-side grass looked greener; it was not a reason to break fence manners.

Spike herded the concept of enough. Suzy sat where the line should finish. Harare settled on grass that was, in fact, excellent.

Holiday kids: spring energy is wonderful; channel it into walks, not into leaving gates open for ‘just a second’.

New grass story — Farm Keeper spring pack begins.

Green is good. Enough is wisdom.