SITTING BY THE BAY

Greetings Hairballers,

It’s Memorial Day weekend, the official start of summer, unless you count the solstice, which I do.  In an attempt to commune with nature (a place to which I am allergic), I walked over to the waterside of my complex to sit by Tampa Bay.  I’m inside now with the air conditioning blasting and the Yankees winning on TV--back in my comfort zone., it's 90 degrees.

Here’s my experience:

SITTING BY THE BAY©

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A pelican lands on the pilings

looking bored as he

stares over the water

a woman comes by

with a yappy little dog

straining at the leash

the pelican takes flight

the dog keeps yapping

as they move on

a blue jay replaces the pelican

calling out to his mate

who is off foraging

then a fisherman appears

with pole, tackle box, bucket

and battery radio

I hear the strains of

honky-tonk laments

the blue jay retreats

so do I

nature is

very noisy

Hairballs,

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