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Small Stones
Tag Archives: writing
Insomnia
Day 77. The small fan in my bedroom’s a vintage replica used to aid my sleep. Cool air across my face, the motor a large purring cat, kneading, white noise lulls elusive sleep and dreams
April First
Day 76. Dreary. No precipitation. Light snow dust in the raised flower beds, like flour spilled on a counter top; none on the lawn. Wind a cold November sound. Wish it was an April Fool’s prank.
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The Niagara Gazette
Day 75. The local gazette printed an article about the parkway today, stating the Assemblyman supports option 3 of the Robert Moses Parkway scoping. I commented on their website, refuted his statements with included facts. The paper removed every comment, … Continue reading
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Approaching Sixty
Day 74. The number 60, a startled face in a passing mirror, mouth agape, with an eye framed by a broken eye glass piece.
Red Sky In Morning
Day 73. The southeast sky’s turned a pale watercolor pink wash from the coral red rising on the eastern horizon. A beautiful warning of what’s to come–inclement weather–rain and wet snow showers, accumulations of an inch.
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Blue Hour
Day 72. It’s seven forty- five, post meridian, evening civil twilight. Window view, too early for stars, Venus somewhere on the western side of the house. Nautical twilight, the silhouette trees distinguishable, the branches and twigs still bare in front … Continue reading
Project Bud Burst
Day 71. Swollen star magnolia buds, backlit, translucent in the setting sun.
Tundra Swans
Day 70. Tundra Swans clustered in the Niagara River near the north Grand Island Bridge.
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The back roads home
Day 69. The back roads home Where the barns are in better condition than the weathered gray houses. Rusted, faded plows and tractors, decade old trucks and cars, converted the front and side yards into equipment graveyards.
Buffalo News
Day 68. So the Buffalo News article states there’s $22 Million in transportation funds to remove a Buffalo street, Baird Drive the entrance to Olmsted’s Front Park, but not the Robert Moses Parkway.
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Fragments and Thoughts 