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For Now … Winter

Wed, 26 Dec 2012, 10:29 PM (-06:00)

1. So with the winter solstice passed, a cold wind has come down from the north. The mid-70s of last week are gone. The faucets are wrapped and the spinach beds covered. The lizards and beetles and snakes and other creatures of the earth are hidden in their warm places, maybe under the logs in […]

Palmetto State Park

Mon, 3 Sep 2012, 08:32 PM (-06:00)

And so we headed south. We had gear in the back of the station wagon. We had a load strapped on the car rack. And we had two dogs excited to be going along. A week ago would have been better for this. In was cool then in comparison to these 100 degree days. But […]

She Slowed to Look

Sun, 11 Mar 2012, 09:56 AM (-06:00)

1. Confusion came with warm weather and rain. Lantana and Lilies. Cowpen and  Four Nerve and Blackfoot Daisies. Salvia and Spiderwort and Prairie Verbena. Ten-petal Anemone and Agarita and Echinacae. Texas Redbud. They all blossomed early, and the yard has exploded in purples and yellows and whites. 2. There is a school girl who walks by our house […]

Dogs and Pines and Moon

Fri, 2 Mar 2012, 10:03 PM (-06:00)

The dogs walked around the yard a bit, sniffed the balmy air and went back inside. It was dark. I couldn’t see my feet in the shadows. I stood there in the warm night letting my eyes adjust. A breeze came up. It blew thru the branches of the pine tree and made that lonesome […]

Sunrise: Exercise #3

Fri, 23 Dec 2011, 06:02 PM (-06:00)

Sunrise 3 Your days are dull and pass uneventfully. With the days of your youth far behind you and your days of shining dreams dashed by the years, you find it hard to smile. You can’t jump for joy, because there is so little to jump over. You live your life with a cloud hanging over […]

Sunrise: Exercise #2

Fri, 23 Dec 2011, 05:26 PM (-06:00)

Sunrise 2 “What’s that?” the boy asked his father. There was a tremble in his voice. The jet was roaring, and their seats where shaking as they raced down the runway. “We’re taking off,” his dad said, nodding to the window. “Watch.” The boy turned and put his nose to the window. White lines on […]

Sunrise: Exercise #1

Fri, 23 Dec 2011, 04:50 PM (-06:00)

Sunrise 1 It is bright out there. Yellow sun and shining lakes. Sunrise from the air.

Rain

Sun, 9 Oct 2011, 12:13 PM (-06:00)

1. Last Night Something woke us in the middle of the night. Strange sounds outside. A muffled swooshing-swishing. We sat up, listening intently but seeing nothing in the dark. “Is that rain?” We dashed to the door and looked out. Indeed it was rain. Beating hard on the roof. Gushing out the downspouts. It came in […]

Not Complaining

Sat, 8 Oct 2011, 07:33 PM (-06:00)

The fair and industrious Trudy is painting, again. One by one, the interior walls are falling to her brush. “Can you deal with Guinness?” she asked me. “He barking right in my ear while I paint.” So I called his name using the magic word “walk” and picked up his leash, and we headed out […]

Looking for the Horsemen

Mon, 5 Sep 2011, 11:25 AM (-06:00)

The front and back doors are open. A cool 85 degree morning breeze is blowing thru the living room—but not for long.  The sun is rising above the trees in the east, and the temperature is climbing quickly as the shade is disappears.  We’ll be shutting the doors soon. The Hummingbirds have been frisky.  They […]