Late in the afternoon. The sun is beginning to disappear behind the canyon walls. But the sky is still light and blue. And the air is still hot. We go down to the creek as all the summer’s day revelers are hiking out. We sit in the cool water. We listen to it flow. There’s […]
Monthly Archives: July 2016
Olympexit
Mon, 4 Jul 2016, 10:42 AM (-06:00)
Oh the poor souls on the International Olympic Committee… Now that Oslo has snubbed them come to their senses, the only remaining bidders for the 2022 winter games are Kazakhstan and China. (What does that say? Discuss.) “Senior politicians in Norway appear not to have been properly briefed on the process and were left to […]
Part of Something
Mon, 4 Jul 2016, 09:09 AM (-06:00)
There were several people laughing in the background when they picked up the phone. The woman who answered was chuckling. “You’ve answered my question already,” I said. “I was wondering if you were open today. It sounds like you all are having fun.” We were planning to meet some friends there for lunch — to […]
Edible Arrangement at Window 2
Sun, 3 Jul 2016, 09:05 AM (-06:00)
From the back of the office, it could have been hard to find your way out. There were halls that went off in one direction or another. There were waiting areas where you had to turn even though it wasn’t obvious. But there were also signs. At each step where you found yourself asking “where […]
Wounded Lizard
Sat, 2 Jul 2016, 04:42 PM (-06:00)
I was worried about him. He had been absent from his usual perch. And then one day I spotted him there. He was wounded: a juicy gash torn into his ribs. He looked frail and withered. So we made a point to have water nearby, and although he was often nowhere to be seen, he […]
Squint Your Eyes
Sat, 2 Jul 2016, 02:47 PM (-06:00)
Screw up your face. Squint your eyes. Squeeze ‘em tight. The sky is still blue. The sun is still bright. The water is clear. And the falls are still white. This is a mighty fine thing to see, a perfect place to be on a hot summer’s day. What more can be said?
Barton Creek Greenbelt
Sat, 2 Jul 2016, 01:52 PM (-06:00)
Old Man Sycamore stands with his toes in the clear/greenish water of Barton Creek. Beat up by the springtime floods, little of his crown remaining, he pushes up new sprouts from the base of his trunk, an eternal optimist — what are his alternatives, after all? A bright red Cardinal whispers words of encouragement in […]
In The Drug Store Parking Lot
Fri, 1 Jul 2016, 10:13 AM (-06:00)
There was a shady spot at the far end of the Walgreen’s parking lot. After dropping Trudy off at the door, I drove across the lot and backed into the shade. I turned off the car, rolled down the windows on and turned on the radio. A man was walking in the sun across the […]