In the pre-dawn sky, a huge lantern shines down on earth, making my street an eerie place of silver-edged trees and houses casting long, dark shadows. Along that street, on silent feet, a small, dark cat shape slips on some nefarious nighttime business. Somewhere far away, a dog barks. Robins and doves haven’t awakened yet. […]
Jun 19, 2013
A Page to Be Written
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The sun shining against my neighbor’s tree across the street mottles the trunk in gold light and leaf shadows. Around that trunk two small furry figures chase each other; round and round, nosing up the tree, nosing down, tails flicking. I wonder what the day’s plans are for these two squirrels? And at the end […]
May 25, 2013
Cars
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For some strange reason, my mind is stuck on cars this morning. Maybe it’s because of yesterday’s Mobile Mystery of the Month. A couple of days ago when I drove into the garage, I noticed that hot metal smell that every driver dreads. A rivulet of water and antifreeze oozed from under the car and […]
