Ice Saints are actually a thing. The Ice Saints are Mamertus, Pancras of Rome, Servatius of Tongeren and Bonifcas of Tarsus, and having now looked them up I need to share this particular rabbit hole. I went to wikipedia. First for the Ice Saints, they are the saint days that fall in mid May and... Continue Reading →
For the Birds
I'm only now getting over the itch I have to hug the trees for the good sense they've had to start growing leaves again. It's such a beautiful green, these first few days of spring, and I feel like dancing around. Or I do dance around, then I remember that my knees aren't really up... Continue Reading →
Everyone Wanted a Farfisa
"'Cause I can see the future, and it's a place about seventy miles east of here, where it's lighter." (lyrics from Laurie Anderson's "Let x = x") I keep thinking that my body's changes are temporary, and that I'll be reset at some point and my articulations will go back to being supple again. Not... Continue Reading →
Spindrift
This is the name of snow coming down cliff, usually from wind, but in this case I'll use it for melted snow too. There might be a better name when it's melted. It's not quite an avalanche because the whole slope isn't moving but apparently it's okay to say spindrift avalanche. I got stuck in... Continue Reading →