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Sunday, June 13, 2021

Sunday morning coolth

Thanks for all the well-wishings for Charlie's day at the toy show--He did very well for a one-day event, and sent six more of his Wasteland Bears home! My friend and I had some good time together, and she will head home to the mountains in a while where it will be not quite as hot as it's about to be down here on the edge of the Flatlands. This next week is going to be HOT! We may hit 100 F before seeing the cooling rains predicted for the end of the week. Denver is even more likely to get... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 12, 2021

Toy Show Day

Charlie is now set up out at the Toy Show location, a huge, huge room with vendors around the wal, virtually nothing in the center. And of all of them, he and his friend Rob, who invents tabletop games, a gal nearby who makes clothing, and an artist at the next table are so far the only ones not selling manufactured stuff. If, as sometimes happens, any toy company scouts come to the show, Charlie's will be the booth they go to. But I will be surprised if this show attracts that kind of... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 10, 2021

Barbecue Day

It's Thursday, so BBQ Day around here! Weather permitting, this is, I'm told, going to be a weekly event in Charlie's back yard. I found some little bacon-wrapped filet mignon at the store this week, on extreme sale, so that's my contribution. Also, today the guys next door will be maneuvering the round table off my deck to create a more friendly space beside the bbq grill, and some chairs will be pulled out of the garage to provide seating there. It will be nice to have more available room in... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Getting the shot is getting freedom

I had a nice chat yesterday with a woman who is probably ~60 who has not yet had the vaccination. She has had bad experiences with needles and vaccines. She doesn't have a political agenda, just a very strong reluctance. Most of our conversation was about travel to far off places, and I think the thing that began to nudge her closer to that needle was the realization that you can't go anywhere in the world these days without proof of vaccination. I hope she gets it, and gets to fly off to all... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Empty Nest Syndrome

Now that the young doves have fledged and flown, the parents are busy preparing to re-fill the nest for the third time this season. They are bringing tiny twigs and working them into the top layer which is now at least 8 inches taller than when we first set this nesting place up in the corner of the deck ceiling. Imagine laying down a new carpet every time the old one got dirty--but laying on top of the old one! Gradually, the ceiling would come closer and closer... By next year, I am thinking... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, June 7, 2021

IT'S A DRY HEAT: a new summer poem

A dry heat crackles, parches the pale and spiny desert. In the red-rock lands of colossal clouds that stride the sky like gods-- lit with sunlight, shadows, sometimes hearts aflash with lightning glows and casting the colored laughter of rainbows in curtains that never touch the ground. Warm, essence of sage and mesquite on the air... Dry heat shatters: The storm, relentless, a vivid line between the wet and dry, audibly advancing; the potent male rains come on hissing over sand and rock,... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, June 6, 2021

new things and memories

The new shelf is up, the new guest mattress is laid out, the doves have flown away, temps this week rise to near 90 in the Springs. That means the plants will be thirsty all week, really thirsty! Embers has a vet visit tomorrow, and I will give her a veterinary potion tomorrow an hour or so before, to mellow her out before the dreaded journey. I hope it works. She hates that car ride so much! Charlie needed to look for buttons at a thrift/craft store, so I went into the garden shop next door. So... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, June 5, 2021

Deliveries Day!

All three items I've been expecting from Overstock arrived at once this morning. Well, noonish. Charlie lugged them in--the bookshelf, a few shelves at a time. Then we headed out to the thrift store sale day, found a few things, and had lunch, and now we are back. He's taking a break before assembling the bookshelf. I am containing my excitement... The dovelings are currently sitting guard on either side of the sliding door. still not quite daring the open sky. Maybe they see the mighty storm... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, June 3, 2021

Day is done

It has been one of those days of not doing much, not feeling the urge to cleaning or organizing, a day spent mostly between... Between projects, intentions, necessities... The landlord showed up as he said he would--"sometime next week." This was that week, but I got no heads-up before he showed up. He's a great landlord, always prompt with things that need attention. Today the main thing was replacing an electrical outlet that would no longer hold on to plugs. That, and replacing the cheap and... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, June 2, 2021

Doing the Keto Diet

Today the warmth returns. After several chilly and rainy days, it will be mostly sunny with some chance of scattered storms in the afternoon. I like those storms that keep the garden nice and wet! One of the dovelings was just now flying around the deck, and both have been stretching and flapping their wings, ready to go. I have to wonder if that wing-flapping propelled the young dove into the air, into actual flight, as much a surprise to the bird as to anyone! Its eggs and bacon for breakfast,... Sign in to see full entry.

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