Four Poems I think it will be winter when he comes. From the unbearable whiteness of the road a dot will emerge, so black that eyes will blur, and it will be approaching for a long, long time, making his absence commensurate with his coming, and for a long, long time it will remain a […]
I moved from rock to folk in the 70’s and missed Queen altogether. Wikipedia: “Freddy Mercury is noted for his live performances, which were often delivered to stadium audiences around the world. As a performer, he displayed a highly theatrical style that often invoked a great deal of participation from the crowd. One of Mercury’s […]
Porch dancing? Now what does that have to do with painting? Three guys painting a porch? Dancing around the house with paint brushes? Nope, it’s got nothing to do with paint. Just so happens I wanted to update the crew’s progress in the same post as this.
This guy fished for much of our stay in Plymouth. Here he is at six in the morning patiently casting for anything with gills. To the left of the guy above, and out of the suns rays, this guy caught the same number of fish. Nada.
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Hello, My daughter Hannah is back from her week with the American Legion, Girl’s Nation on Capital Hill. This link has their schedule with photos from every event. (She was in the Federalist Party.) This link to Time Magazine’s picture of the girls meeting the President Bush. Hannah is in the 3rd row, 3rd from […]
The view from out motel balcony in Plymouth. That’s Diane in blue wading out into the sea.
Adam alerted me to this short piece in this morning’s NY Times. It’s a gem. SMALL FARM REPORT By Verlyn Klinkenborg Here is how things stand at midsummer. One of the Tamworth pigs is tame enough to be scratched behind the ears. The other isn’t. Two of the white geese have clubbed together and banished […]
My annual goldfinch photo.
The guys have been launching rockets ever since they were, well, boys. I’ve watched Daryl and Matthew’s rockets take off vertically, then as if controlled by some unseen force, change directions and crash into the tree they were hiding behind. In this movie they pause while a plane flies overhead and you think how silly. […]
After a short mid-summer break the crew is back at work, this time painting Goose’s house, which compared to ours, must feel like dessert. If time permits, they’ll move on to our barn and then Robby’s barn with a stop in between to demo our master bathroom.
Adam’s Photos of Dan’s party, and Adam’s limerick delivered in both Spanish and English.