Daily Walk

Photo Essay

My Daily Walk

Going north on De Smet Ave

Meadowlark Elementary School

Bugs almost ready to hatch - I have been watching them

In this weather?

I cut across the school parking lot

......and across the playground

.......down an alley built especially for the schoolchildren

I am happy about the fence

There are large dogs living on either side 

and they bark and growl at me.

Now along Richards Drive - going west. 

The airport is about a mile away and I hear planes

warming up most days.

.....up a little rise 

.....and around the corner onto Birch Street

......the house on the left is owned by drag racers 

......intersection of Birch and Absaraka Sts

..............Abasaraka looking east

.........couldn't resist this lovely full dandelion

......or the bindweed

....and the Wild Asters

.....past the Inter-Mountain Labs building

They do water testing.....

.......the south side of the Condos - my bedroom is the tall part

.....the garages for each unit

.......we have a small picnic area available

......now going south along De Smet

....to Navajo Street

....east on Navajo...

.....to Martin Avenue

......north along Martin Ave....

.....interesting mailbox shaped like a shotgun shell....

......the house on the corner has avid gardeners.....

......they are growing a host of hot peppers......

.......corner of Martin and Absaraka.......

......almost home in time for breakfast.........

........De Smet looking west..........

..........Indian Hills Condominiums.........

1 1/2 miles........now for some breakfast!

Deep Summer at Indian Hills

Deep Summer at Indian Hills

It is nearly 9 months since I wrote on my blog and I have missed it. I hope my followers are still out there somewhere? ! 

I moved from Birney finally in the middle of May.  The packing and moving process was long and exhausting. But I am am enjoying life here in Sheridan WY.  There is plenty to do and my longtime friends for company.  For this blog I will use photos as a focal point for my essay.

Much of my time so far has been adapting the apartment

to meet my needs.

 Urban deer visit regularly. This poor lass has chronic wasting disease.

 My new office is beginning to take shape and I have written some poems there.

 The HOA flies the US flag each day; the cluster boxes 

where we receive mail are in the background

 

 Our two apple trees are loaded with fruit this year

 

My front door and chair.  My neighbor Doris and I

sit outside at times during the day to enjoy the birds

and the cool morning and evening air.

 

Each apartment has a deck in the rear for sitting outside

 

On cooler days I have lunch out on my deck. I will paint 

and develop it next summer.

 

 My friend Abbie Taylor (who is an author/poet and visually impaired)

and I performed a poem with songs included at our Wyoming

Writers Conference in Riverton WY, and this week in the 

Vaudeville show at the local theater.  

Daily poems ----from the last 2 months

 grackles fight and squawk

people walk their dog and chat

the smell of grilled food

two deer cross the courtyard

I enjoy evening in town

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flags at half mast

we remember orlando

with a heavy heart

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 I watch tv

but the best show is outside

mom feeds baby bird

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on my daily walk

robins hop out of the hedge

they know me now

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 light sometimes reveals

beauty beyond our belief

death must be like that

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 morning birdsong of

house finches and chickadees

bring peace to the heart

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