Hmmm

I'm a featured reader in a poetry reading this Wednesday evening. I've been going through my poems, reading them aloud and timing them, thinking about which ones I want to read, how they fit together, what kind of narrative thread they might follow.

Meanwhile, our oak trees have large areas of leaves turned yellow, the weather's been cool and clear, and this evening we have a brilliant sunset, as the changing light is caught by some layers of clouds. Usually our air is SO clear that we don't have a very interesting sunset, so this is a rare sight. Paul heard a woodpecker; it sounded like a big one to him.

I don't know what else to say now. I think I ought to say more... but I'm not.

Putting off having dinner

Putting off having dinner, not making salad... I painted today, and felt unbearably disappointed afterwards. That's all I will say about that.

Well, hey hey anyway... Onward.

Tuesday evening

We saw a deer the other evening - a very young buck, getting his first set of antlers, I think, standing just beyond our truck. Chief barked at him - he seems to think the deer are going to attack us; I watched from inside for a minute, then went out on the porch, and carefully but openly walked to the side closest to the buck, and watched him. A couple of times his head went high, on guard, but then he relaxed and looked around behind him, downslope, and finally turned and went over the edge and back down, slabby sided and high heeled.

Last night there were clouds flung across the sky, backlit by the moon. I love that, but most of all (or at least especially) I love the green of the oak leaves pouring out in front of me, when the sun's behind them. Green is a vitamin for the eyes...

Now it's about time to go to bed. I'm not the early retirer and early riser I want to be, not right now.

Do I need to have a post for this to show up?

Hey, hey. Do I need to have a post for my URL to be found? Just wondering... Hoping...