"...trees trace the backyard
Ditch sop that their shadows drop off into..."
From "Vessel" by Tom Sleigh
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Update 2/17/09: All the excitement must have worn me down -- I've gotten sick. Fever and yuckiness putting a crimp in looking at the wide world. Will post more once this too has passed, likely this weekend.
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good thing little Billy doesn't live in Quitman, Georgia. Bet that kind of language is prohibited by city ordinance.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quitman,_Georgia
And may all things keep improving, health-wise.
best
To lay on the floor, staring at the sky listening to the sounds of creaking as the branches sway back and forth holding me in their embrace. SIGH.
Not a bad place to hang out for a time, especially given the immediate intensity of your life right now.
On the other hand, we need you in the trenches, from where you send the most amazing and uplifting reports.
Your turn to take care! Get well quick.
Get well soon, dear.
Stopping by every day to see how it goes.
Be careful with your dear self.
say, i used to have one of those. and i think i wish i still did and could go for a hide, ha.
hope you feel better.
I would sooo love to live in a treehouse. All by myself. 2 rooms - a bathroom, and a bed with a small table.
What a fabulous tree for a tree house!
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