It’s the day after Labor Day, when kid cameos are on everyone’s Instagram feed. Because I fundamentally believe the human condition is that of a word-soaked meat sponge plus incidentals, I’ll share my son’s homework assignment instead. I cannot get over this kid. The first day of school was soaked with rain, but three kids… Continue reading We now return to
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A pause
Clouds over the parking lot, Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, Trenton. (Not shown: The parking lot. You should thank me.) I’m on vacation until Labor Day. I know this thing hasn’t been around long enough to become appointment reading for anybody, but I’ll declare a pause if only as an implicit declaration of intent to… Continue reading A pause
Life, finding a way
Rogue tomato plants by the compost, August 2022. I assume these will get eaten by a deer or, in the limit, killed by autumn before they produce anything. But it’s nice to see a random bit of life take root where nobody meant it to.
Discovering what’s always been
Since I started working in Trenton, I’ve noticed these on the side of the highway for the first time — blue flowers growing on stalks a foot or two high. Once I started looking, I found them everywhere. I think they’re chicory. I visited my brother in the Chicago suburbs this summer and was surprised… Continue reading Discovering what’s always been