day two: cathedral of the pines

father time sits quietly on a bench

surrounded by fountains, stone walls, gardens,

feeling blissfully grateful

(rindge, new hampshire)

inspired by birdman

for one week i'm doing things i've never done before

to celebrate my birthday...

yesterday we hiked to the top of w. rattlesnake mountain in rumney, n.h. to get this view.

a toast to you

for being such dear friends

i share this birthday with leonard bernstein and charlie parker,

peter jennings and richard attenborough,

dinah washington, robin leach, elliot gould,

and sunny of barnyards and barnacles

to name a few.

elephants in a garden

on frost street

it's friday...

who's goin' fishin'?

do you suppose mr. mcgregor's garden shed

looked anything like this?

summer murmurs drowsily to itself

it lays its green cheek down to rest awhile