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Memories and images from Fourth of July 2015 swim in my mind as the day comes to a close. Memories of a parade, a cook out, a game of croquet, homemade lemonade and Southern-style sweet tea will be that soft breeze that sends me to sleep.
Images
A sneak peek at the office
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The challenge with working outdoors is no internet connectivity and barely a mobile device signal. It makes checking emails and updating social media status and blog posts nearly impossible. But, really, the technological detox is quite rewarding.
The contract job orders are nearly complete. Word of mouth has lined up another job in the… well… I cannot really disclose the location at this point. But I will say that the red and white oak trees provide wonderful shade and an orchestra of bird song. Or is a symphony of bird song?
Another day at the office
The office. Outdoors. Clear skies. For the last couple weeks I’ve been contracted to paint… well, I cannot disclose what I paint at this point. Not where. But it is a beautiful day to paint some art.
Pens and Inks
Poem: There’s a place
NOTE: Originally published April 12, 2011, https://coffeehousejunkie.net/2011/04/12/poem-theres-a-place/
[Reprint] Poem: Foggy Sunday morning
NOTE: Originally published April 11, 2011, https://coffeehousejunkie.net/2011/04/11/poem-foggy-sunday-morning/
Goolrick’s Pharmacy
Iris blossoms in May
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[Reprint] Poem: Never look a doughnut dealer in the eyes
NOTES:
1) Originally published April 5, 2011, https://coffeehousejunkie.net/2011/04/05/poem-never-look-a-doughnut-dealer-in-the-eyes/
2) This is a rough draft and includes typos, erroneous grammar and other literary warts. In this case, perfume is intentionally misspelled to represent a unique American accent.
Hyperion Espresso
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Hyperion Espresso, Fredericksburg, VA.
Wild phlox in Virginia
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Allegheny River by daylight
Allegheny River crossing near Pittsburgh.
April fading to May
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Poem: The honey bee
NOTE: Originally published April 19, 2011, https://coffeehousejunkie.net/2011/04/19/poem-the-honey-bee/
Who doesn’t love the smell of coffee and fonts in the morning?
What better to embrace the weekend?
What better to embrace the weekend, than with Shostakovich, String Quartet #6 in G. The passacaglia is beautiful.
Graphic designer… at work
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Early to work as the sun rises, bring your work gloves
Dear hipsters, Barnes & Noble has your vinyl
Twenty bucks does not go as far as it used to
Poem: Original Instagram
Quote
Poetry at its best is the language your soul would speak if you could teach your soul to speak.
—Jim Harrison, from his essay “Poetry as Survival” in Just Before Dark: Collected Nonfiction (Clark City Press, 1991)
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Quote
My exasperation about the cowardly evasiveness of our mainstream press drives me to think that if people in general knew more about history they’d be more likely to demand more honorable governments.
—Robert Wyatt, BOMB 115, 2011
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