Under their feet, the grass was fresh; beautiful shadows of branches flickered upon it, and speckled it; hedgerows were luxuriant; everything was at peace.
Uncertainty and subjectivity are inevitable, says Mr Silver. People should not get hung up on this, and instead think about the future the way gamblers do, " as speckles of probability" .
The boiled tea was very bitter, the omelet scorched, and the biscuits speckled with saleratus, but Mrs. March received her repast with thanks and laughed heartily over it after Jo was gone.
They're light and delicious, speckled with the bitter tartness of the cranberry mixed with the sweetness of the orange zest and then, of course, that warming spice of the cloves.
And when you dig into it, you will see, you will have that beautiful kind of ratatouille base at the bottom mixed with those delicious fluffy mashed potatoes, speckled with those fresh herbs.