When play was work, and work was play
I kick away the packed and icy snow from the slate walk and it breaks into chunks. Like tectonic plates, the continents move aside to reveal the dark stone underneath. I am transported back to the elementary school playground. Hour upon hour we played 4-square on that black top. Except on icy days when inch-thick […]
Behold! The branch didn’t want me to miss this
The driveway is covered with ice as I skate along it to roll out the trash bin. I have my hood pulled up over my head against the cold rain that is falling. My rubber soled shoes have just enough traction. There is a fascinating compression of water under the surface layer of ice that […]
