Julia has given us just one word this week, HEAT – at last we’re feeling it on this small island! ‘Take it in any direction you like’ she says. At work today I took it to lunch with me.
Heat
I feel like a seal must feel, slippery, smooth and slick with moisture. Beneath the shade of dappled beech leaves, I sit awhile. A patchwork pattern of sunbeams, peep through the green canopy and above a happy blackbird trills its summer joy. My ears catch the crescendo of Flybe’s twelve forty-five to the Costas, but for once I feel no envy of the flyers, instead I have England at its best, with late orange blossom flourishing it’s fragrance on the breeze.
Alas I must retreat to my desk or risk burnt knees in the heat of my lunch break.
In case you’re wondering, the first sentence was purely imagined!
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Lucid Gypsy 
This is enjoyable
Lovely writing, Gilly. Burnt knees will never do. 🙂
that first sentence had me heading down a different path
😉
I love it especially not being envious of those holiday makers!
so glad the heat has finally arrived! all a pleasure to read 🙂
Imagine away. It works. Clear, precise and no, I didn’t have any thoughts on my mind, other than you intended. Tee-hee.
Love this 100 word entry… am I obsessive that I always want to count the words to see if there are just 100??? I never do, but get the urge… sheeez old age is not for sissies…
Ha the first sentence WAS a bit misleading 😀 Love your header Gilly.
I’m kinda over the heat, I must admit.
I love the details of the details of the shade, the patchwork pattern of sunbeams and the birds. Oh for the summer! Beautifully caught.
Im not sure why you would get burnt knees in the shade?
🙂 🙂 🙂
AHHH …. the heat of summer. It’s a welcome respite form the cold, I’m sure.
Love all the personal details you put into this, Gilly. The seal line, though imagined, was well so – very evocative of that sweaty heat! 🙂
I enjoyed reading this. I love how poetic you made it with your word choice and phrasing. Well done!
My response to the prompt: http://www.aliciaaudrey.com/blog/100-word-story-heat/