“Can you find LSU on the map?” the fair and industrious Trudy asked from behind the wheel. “That should be a great place for lunch.” Just a while before, we had crossed the Atchafalaya Basin on Interstate 10 [link]. The 30 minute long kachunk-kachunk as you drive along the bridge (at exactly the posted speed […]
Yearly Archives: 2011
Eight Days of Clothes
Tue, 5 Jul 2011, 07:19 AM (-06:00)
“Did you pack eight days of clothes?” I asked the fair and industrious Trudy. She looked at me silently for a moment and then answered, “Yes.” I was wondering if she was thinking that we’d stop and do laundry at some point. “My suitcase isn’t large enough for eight days of clothes,” I said, regretting […]
Monkey and Clown
Sat, 2 Jul 2011, 01:09 AM (-06:00)
There’s a monkey in the tree over there. Hanging from the branches. Swinging from limb to limb. Oh … my mistake. It’s a squirrel taunting our dog. There’s a clown on the bench outside. Hopping and rolling. Playing with a round ball. Trying to eat it. Oh … my mistake. It’s a grackle with a […]
Not A Bad Day
Tue, 28 Jun 2011, 08:51 PM (-06:00)
Late morning: the Lesser Goldfinches have finally come, perched and pecking at the dried cone flower seed heads. Early afternoon: A Wren fluffs in the bird bath outside the study window, flying drops of water glistening in the sunlight. Late afternoon: A Bluejay just made off with one of our cherry tomatoes—time to go pick […]
Why Is It?
Mon, 27 Jun 2011, 12:57 AM (-06:00)
And so why is it that I am sitting here now? I mean, if we rose early and went for a hike (as we did), and if I worked outside in the dirt (as I did), digging and shoveling and lifting and dropping, shouldn’t I be at least a tiny bit sleepy? So then just why […]
Morning and Evening
Mon, 27 Jun 2011, 12:45 AM (-06:00)
1. Morning In the cool of the morning, we went for a hike. Through a Juniper/Persimmon woods. Up and down, in and out of ravines. Following a well-marked trail. Trudy went first. Guinness followed with his tail wagging most of the time. I brought up the rear. By the end of three miles, the sun […]
Steve Forbert
Sat, 25 Jun 2011, 07:16 AM (-06:00)
Meet me in the middle of the day. Let me hear you say everything’s ok. Bring me southern kisses from your room. Meet me in the middle of the night. Let me hear you say everything’s alright. Let me smell the moon in your perfume. —Steve Forbert, Romeo’s Tune Saturday morning, after having seen him […]
Toad and Owl
Thu, 16 Jun 2011, 04:39 PM (-06:00)
1. Toad Its almost dark. The heat of the day is finally letting go. Sweat is dripping down my sides, but the cooler air of evening feels good, and the breeze feels absolutely wonderful. Something scurries on the ground, making straight for my feet. A mouse!? I’ve never seen mice here. I stomp my feet, […]
Long Time No Rain
Wed, 15 Jun 2011, 09:21 PM (-06:00)
And rain? We’re filling the rain barrels with tap water. Oh, our tomatoes and cucumbers and squash. There’s one cucumber on the two remaining plants. The squash are blooming, but there’s not much sign of any fruit. You don’t believe me. I know you don’t believe me when I say that we’ve had no rain forever. […]
That Wasn’t My Experience
Fri, 20 May 2011, 05:31 PM (-06:00)
“I didn’t see the woman with the brace,” she said from the other room. “What?” I asked. I was trying to find a Friday movie for us to go to and was having trouble figuring out what she was mumbling about. “I didn’t see that woman. It was your own experience.” The wheels turned a […]