Facing
the tail end of the deep green grass , the leafed tree limbs , the warm morning
sun, we watch as the weather noodles back and forth , as here, in this house,
still we have a window AC to move upstairs, some storms to put in, washed well
or not , and the drains to clean debris out of.
Last weekend he got up in the cottage roof in fully Monty regalia of chemical proof mask, looking a bit like a giant fly , perhaps , as I held tight the ladder and he brought with him the sprayer bottle , filled with bleach , right ahead of the insurance inspector to come by Monday, so spraying the thick moss insurgents, then brushing them away,
Last weekend he got up in the cottage roof in fully Monty regalia of chemical proof mask, looking a bit like a giant fly , perhaps , as I held tight the ladder and he brought with him the sprayer bottle , filled with bleach , right ahead of the insurance inspector to come by Monday, so spraying the thick moss insurgents, then brushing them away,
As I stood below watching , as if
watching helped. As if I ever planned to be the watcher , as opposed to the
sprayer or climber or mower or lifter or car-tuner-upper.
But hey , times change and crappola happens ; there I was, far away to not get sick for a month from the bleach,
my plans for rescuing him , should he slip and fall, altered every three seconds , all variations of. 'Throw myself under his falling body '. , so pretty helpful yeah, that he didn't slip nor did he fall , so we all made out in the end.
Still, I keep sitting on my Biomat, recharging/charging, doing my duty , trying to rebuild from exhaustion gone bad ; sitting, spurious , as we do, imagining what I would do , if it turns out I could .
Course the wish list/plan list is way different than when one is 20, or 35 or 53. Has more to do with. ' if I keep resting and a bit if energy came on up , why I'd first ... clean the gutters!!like that .
And this weekend between the two of us , something possible and fascinatingly small and yet sustainable will be done , no bodies will be harmed while this happens , and I'll stick the next few items back on the list right about as we're done , for the next time. For Willy. For humanity .
But hey , times change and crappola happens ; there I was, far away to not get sick for a month from the bleach,
my plans for rescuing him , should he slip and fall, altered every three seconds , all variations of. 'Throw myself under his falling body '. , so pretty helpful yeah, that he didn't slip nor did he fall , so we all made out in the end.
Still, I keep sitting on my Biomat, recharging/charging, doing my duty , trying to rebuild from exhaustion gone bad ; sitting, spurious , as we do, imagining what I would do , if it turns out I could .
Course the wish list/plan list is way different than when one is 20, or 35 or 53. Has more to do with. ' if I keep resting and a bit if energy came on up , why I'd first ... clean the gutters!!like that .
And this weekend between the two of us , something possible and fascinatingly small and yet sustainable will be done , no bodies will be harmed while this happens , and I'll stick the next few items back on the list right about as we're done , for the next time. For Willy. For humanity .
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