As the hot air wraps around me and the dog sniffs at a bush, I stand on the sidewalk looking up at the evening sky and see a red star. It’s the first one I see. Darkness has fallen all around me, but the sky retains just enough of the passed day that there’s only […]
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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 […]
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. […]
Running at Arbor Trails
Tue, 12 Apr 2011, 08:08 PM (-06:00)
1. What Does He Think He’s Doing? We were eating breakfast tacos at Torchy’s, sitting outside in the sun watching people come and go, watching the traffic, watching the joggers running on the Arbor Trails trail. I was really enjoying my bacon, egg & cheese, captivated by the taste, by the protein coursing thru my […]
Too Much for the Man
Sun, 3 Apr 2011, 01:15 AM (-06:00)
It was Friday. It was evening. The week was done. We were sitting outside on the patio at Austin Java sipping iced teas. The dog was alternately drinking from a bowl of water, sitting on the wall behind us watching the traffic on Barton Springs Boulevard, and contentedly lying in my lap. A group of […]
Full Moon and Someday Rain
Sat, 19 Mar 2011, 11:26 PM (-06:00)
The full moon rides across a cloudless sky, closer and bigger and brighter than it has been for 20 years, casting shadows of budding branches on the ground. The wind blows thru the branches, shaking the shadows, making the wind chimes chime. Maybe someday it will rain.
AIrport Goodbye
Tue, 1 Mar 2011, 08:55 PM (-06:00)
It was a sunny day. The winds of yesterday were gone. The sky was blue. The air was warm. The Irises were beginning to bloom, and the leaves of some trees and woody shrubs were beginning to push out, if you noticed closely enough. She left on a sunny day for the cold white north. […]
That Old Time Music
Mon, 28 Feb 2011, 05:00 PM (-06:00)
They sat at the table eating their Thundercloud egg salad sandwiches. He guzzled an iced tea. She was drinking water. The Cars were playing over the speakers. “It’s really quite amazing,” he said. “What?” she said. “This song,” he said. “That this song is playing here and that it totally makes sense.” “This is The […]
True Grit
Tue, 15 Feb 2011, 04:11 AM (-06:00)
We sat in the dark theater at Alamo Drafthouse watching the big screen. Trudy was eating her fish and chips and drinking a beer. I was devouring a BLT sandwich and relishing the luxury of hot french fries and ketchup. We were there to see the Coen brothers’ True Grit. This is my report, such as […]
The Trade
Tue, 25 Jan 2011, 09:34 PM (-06:00)
He came into the restaurant and sat down at the bar and set seven boxes on the counter—seven boxes of pizza. The restaurant was full, and the wait staff were busy, but when he set those boxes down they all turned their heads and smiled. A tall guy behind the counter seemed to be in […]