The sun on my face as I touch my toe to the grill rocking. I start to fall asleep, and the dog whining wakes me. I call him and he realizes he can actually reach me, he jumps up. And rests his head on my chest after licking me repeatedly. The cat rubbing on the [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Floating in the Hammock
Posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Cannot Sleep
Posted in Poetry on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Waking at 4am
Mrs. Havershams wedding dress
seeping cloying mustiness
so thick I am nauseated.
Light’s on its 5AM
Jane Eyre’s dove grey travelling dress
embittered, restive, loneliness
so brittle I am already in pieces.
Coffee on it’s 6am
Darth Vader’s hard shell vest
fierce, hateful, ugliness
so angry that I ache
Walking out at 7am
Sancho Panza’s following quest
braying, foolish, jackass
so muddy that I wallow
8 am
Siddhartha’s sandals
calm, [...]
Mind Stuck Elsewhere
Posted in Uncategorized on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As I look back at my photos from AZ I am struck by how gorgeous and varied the cacti are. And yet here at home I am passing the magnolia trees in full bloom, and the daffodils and hyacinth. I have not yet taken the time to really appreciate the unfolding of spring right here [...]
Forsythia forsythia forsythia
Posted in Flowers, Shrubbery, garden on April 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I want to say this is the first time forsythia has really bloomed in my yard, but I can say it has bloomed but in the past the hacked stems, the broken limbs had but a few small blossoms. It was easy to miss the blooming. But look how it dances, look at what delight, [...]
Something about Forsythia
Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I remember posting a year ago about forsythia. I am struck again this year, but it is so much more deeply a metaphor for life right now than it was last year. The forsythia, the clipped forsythia, always some stray branch to be tamed and keep neat. The clipper sees the forsythia as lacking, as [...]
Visiting the Petroglyphs at Signal Hill
Posted in Painting on April 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Deer petroglyph
This petroglyps were at the Saguaro West Park in Arizona, a nice little hike up rattlesnake hill oh I mean Signal Hill.
Rock Garden
Posted in nature on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Rock gardens in Arizona are a completely different breed from the ones in Central New York. These are just two of the several that I saw in the community where my Mom lives.
Continuing from Tucson
Posted in nature on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I must have taken 100 pictures of this prickly pear cactus flower. I found it interesting that they can use the cactus to make jams and jellied candies. It has a really mild but slightly tart flavor. Delicious.
Tucson AZ
Posted in nature on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So I haven’t posted in a week because I have just spent the last week touring Tucson AZ, becoming absolutely captivated by the cacti, and finding fiber treasures. I am just back so I will post more in the coming days. I am completely enamored with the saguaro cactus.
Forgetting the camera chip, finding a gift….
Posted in Buy local on April 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I worked all day on Saturday, happy to rush home and take the dog for a nice long walk. I took a couple pictures before I realize I had accidentally left my chip in the reader. It was gorgeous, cool, my cheeks were flushed after the long fast walk in the wind. I stopped at [...]
