The Lunch Hour Meadow: A short trip elsewhere without leaving your chair

June Alderwood

Some days there is no time for a walk, only a chair and a short window before the afternoon pulls you back in. This is that window filled well: a slow, sensory picture of a meadow built in real time, the kind of light and small movement that lets your shoulders drop without you noticing. No stretching required, no destination, just a quiet place to stand in your mind until the hour ends and you come back steadier.