birth

three things:

a. A sheep when I was seven years old. I had a hand on its flank. I pulled as instructed.

b. A baby. I took photos of the proceedings. I was not overcome with awe so much as struck by an enormous feeling of empathy and connection with my sister.

c. that movie with nicole kidman. the boy in the bathtub and the way they made the city seem so icy and deserted, a snowbound place.