Essence

'Is there an essence of blue sky out there?" said the guy in Sainsbury's. 

I think he might have meant a small amount, but actually a little patch like this has all the characteristics of blue in a concentrated form, so maybe he was right. 

Anyway there wasn't much more of it all the way back home and the grey soon took over again. Our return journey was brightened by coming across the two trundle wheel men . . . in the village! 

And parcels have been sent . . . and a parcel has been received.