jumpingfish

The test was over. Everyone was done. She turned to me. “Mister, do you want a picture of a cat?” she asked. “Let’s see.” She showed it to me. “Yes!” I said. “Let’s tape it to the gallery.”

The first Walnut branch that fell last night scared the living daylights out of Izzy. She hasn’t whine-barked like that since the duplex fire in the alley years ago. Then a second branch fell early this morning. But with some assisted inspection all was well with her, and how could all not be well with […]

The Apple trees have been laden with juvenile fruit for a couple weeks. The weekend’s winds have done the hard work of lightening the load. Many have fallen to the ground. We look forward to the remainder with great anticipation. Maybe this year, we think. But of course the squirrels have other ideas. After several […]

“Mister,” she whispered from a table just a few feet away from where I stand. It was the end of the day. Many of the students had been testing in the morning. And now we were done with the lesson that I had forced upon them in spite of their fatigue. ‘Mister,” she whispered again. […]

He told me he has to start bringing his MacBook, which instantly got my attention. “Really?” I said. “How long have you had it?” “Just a few days.” “Really!? Is it like … an M2 or M3?” “It’s like one of those,” he said, pointing to our shelf of workbooks. And so now I’m swimming […]