2148. to be a pig

cars, trucks, trailers

whiz by morning, noon, and night

pigs go on chillin’

On the go—minute by minute 60, 70, 80 miles an hour—cars, trucks, long-distance trailers whizzing by endlessly. On the other side of the turnpike guardrail, pigs on the farm loll about in the fresh air surrounded by grassy green fields and the blue mountains and the wide open sky, nowhere to go nothing to do just chilling, fat and happy, endlessly. Oh, to be a pig…🐷 😘

 

2147. steps

across the creek

the old stone steps going

nowhere

This makes me think of an old black and white photograph of a long stairwell—it was beautiful. My brother had been standing at the top of the stairwell looking all the way down. I wonder what he would’ve done with these steps. The marble in his photo looked so soft and deep and very white, I wanted to touch it. I wish I still had that photo. I miss my brother. Here’s to Yulin.❣️

2146. happy 75!!!

dan, tom, harry

ann, maureen, patty, joyce, pat

happy 75!!!

 

We traveled back to Monongahela to celebrate Dan’s reunion with highschool classmates, all born in 1951 and celebrating their 75th birthday in 2026. What a wonderful party with everyone smiling, shaking hands, hugging, laughing, sharing stories and recounting memories, memories, memories!!!