As I was settling in to write, perhaps about that extinct volcano and the Snowy Plains of Ishtar, I remembered I’d promised to call Gilbert the Plumber. Our landlady had given the go-ahead for him to replace the antiquated toilet with a new one, and we needed it—she actually said yes months ago, but we [...]
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How old is the feeling, how old?
At the turnaround point of a walk in the terrible high desert, with the sun in my face and the air blowing cool in a great soaring sky, I lifted my water bottle to take a drink. It had already been an astonishing day. My eyes made a casual sweep of the small valley beyond [...]
About four inches long? Not quite grown I’d say.
Last night it rained. I mean, really rained. Went on for hours, soaking, heavy at times. The gods must have heard my craven yowls and figured this would shut me up. It does. Today began with sun and wind and all the plants excited. The ground was actually damp. Moisture was evaporating. There were new [...]
Taken three weeks ago. The blossoms only lasted several days!
I did something radical today. Namely, visit a friend who lives nearby. Who has time for crap like this when every burning issue—name one that’s not on fire—has to be decided right now, I ask you? But anyway, I went, and I’m glad I did. On good days any visit out there is a jolt. [...]
Don’t get too close or it’ll gitcha
“Ohhh my heart is a monster of love swallow you up like a dove, in the eye of a hurricane ohhh making my heart sing, over and over again” (silly old song I wrote years ago – JHF) My wife drove off to her studio a while ago. These colors remind me of what she [...]
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