Patterns

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since we are by nature a pattern-making species it is tempting to assume we do nothing more than impose patterns on our experience. The likelihood that this is not the case makes even the simplest pattern a source of deep fascination and, dare I say, satisfaction - for those who wish to read the signs.

Just as a matter of interest my grandfather on my mother's side (whom I never knew) was a patternmaker by trade.