Day Ten 2013

"Wal-mart... do they like make walls there?" 
~Paris Hilton

Sometimes I wish I’d never heard of this place, but when what’s left of the milk has reached its expiration date (today) and you don’t know if it will last another day, and you can’t bear the thought of not having any milk to pour over your cereal in the morning, then it’s off to Wal-Mart you go. I ended up buying lots more than milk, of course, because the thought of having to come back here any time soon was simply unacceptable. A man in the parking lot did offer to take my cart to the cart return along with his. Wasn’t that nice? Oh, Paris, you have no idea what you’re missing!

Day Nine 2013

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. 
~Langston Hughes

It's a good day for a nap.

Day Eight 2013

My back yard was invaded by giant birds today. I’ve never seen anything like it. I mean, what have these things been eating? Not really. But you already knew that. This is my decorative winter flag that hangs on the fence beside the bird feeders. Neil finally filled them up with seed, but we haven’t had many takers so far. I think the giant birds might be freaking out the real birds. Either that, or the bird word hasn’t gotten around yet about the free food. And heaven help us when the squirrels discover the full feeders. Maybe I should get a giant squirrel flag.

Day Seven 2013

Grandson Elijah and I stopped along the path to the house after school this afternoon long enough to snap a gratuitous self-shadow-portrait. The sky was blue and the sun was bright, stretching our shadows out on what’s left of the grass in the back yard. Not as cold today—another major plus for any winter day, but especially for a winter Monday. The year is already one week old.

Day Six 2013

Postcards From A Sunday Afternoon Stroll Around The Neighborhood