Tagged With: tools

The sound of a giant awakening

January 2, 2013

My desk is in a new place – not sure I like it yet. To my right, a pile of ash and cherry lumber, drywall, moor vents, a roll of typar, a garbage bag full of roxyl & strips of R20 styrofoam.  A rolled-up rug, boxes of Christmas decorations from 2 years ago. To my […]

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The Great, Resounding Green

June 19, 2012

…trees like green walls out every window, on every floor.  This happened suddenly, when the ash leaves opened – about 3 weeks ago.  Now the air tastes still and green and humid-heavy, builds in a dark blustering crash to thundering rain on our metal roof, then abates and burns with full sun again.  Even the […]

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Shovel

January 15, 2011

To scoop heavy-large and with force.  To cleave and lever out.  To carry no-spill pile and deposit.  To lift out and back-twist shoulder-throw distribute over longtime partner.  To winter/rain store safe for not-rust.  If not/inevitable, to handle-rot remove and wire-string. To hang on paint-plaster wall, rust-mortared Beauty-Friend.

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