Wet ground, wet grass, wet leaves from rain last night
Partly cloudy sky, bright sun shines on fall leaves of orange yellow red brown every color in between
Light breeze drifts fingers through forest
Shakes each crinkly translucent pennant so the whole of Autumn shimmers
Many things happened Friday. Specifically last Friday June 26th, 2015. For starters, a girl named Hollie thanked me for teaching her that morning at swim camp. She thanked me several times actually. Hollie is maybe the most courteous young person I have ever coached. I don’t mean the kind of rote and robotic courtesy you…
“The first six miles really weren’t that bad.” This is how she put it. “There was a lot to look at, all the bridges and buildings. But, once I passed under the Fremont Bridge…” I had lunch with my friend Emily recently. She coaches swimming and she swims, as well. A few years back she…
I’ve been teaching Jakey to beat box. He can make a few different sounds. His best one is the cymbal noise I’ll describe as “tssch.” He’s still working on the bass sound that goes something like, “Pbfff.” His tiny lips purse and twist as he works for each noise. Satisfaction pouches out his cheeks in…
Firetrucks Time to read a magazine Hugs Construction equipment Boats Throwing stones into water Sunday mornings around the house Everyday sights like garbage trucks passing outside, dogs on walks, and people mowing their lawn Minor to medium-sized holidays Using the blender or coffee grinder It is not lost on me that these are all simple…
“What you doin’?” That’s how Jakey begins many a line of inquiry. He shortens words like doing so he has an adorable, manly tone like a tiny Joey Tribbiani from Friends. “What’s doggie doin’?” “What Mr. Beachwood doin’?” Traffic was crazy this morning. I had to take the right turn onto Terwilliger and circle around…
Some people do things that still astonish me even after I’ve seen them a hundred times. An Olympic gymnast springing far too high into the air and doing what appears far too many flips before touching down. Or the way my wife can type speedily into Excel and the program actually knows what to do…
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