travels

Going to Israel for Yom Kippur. I wish I could get it to not feel so ominous. LA first, then to Ben-Gurion via New York. At the very least, that’s more than half a day sitting in a narrow little street. Tel Aviv sounds livelier than Jerusalem. I’ve been there, but only for about 2 … Continue reading travels

Saturday Night

Saturday night in front of the ice cream store was crowded — not just with people but with dogs. Everyone must take their dog out walking on Saturdays, I guess. I don’t know these things because my dog is still too unmanageable to take her out just for fun. The other dogs would terrify her, … Continue reading Saturday Night

Anniversary day

Two years ago, I still didn’t know what was happening. I’d taken my son to school, and had heard some vague report on the radio — which I always have on in the car — about some kind of bomb, perhaps, at the WTC. I figured, well, I’ll see it on the news at home. … Continue reading Anniversary day

today's birds

Seen earlier today, at the Oxbow area, Lawrenceburg, IN: Am. Goldfinch Turkey Vultures ~ 10 Cardinal Crow dc cormorant great blue heron 2 great egret 3 N. Harrier catbird field sparrow Eastern wood-pewee