july, and the morning yawns and stretches,

then lowers its noddy head back on the downy pillow 

and slumbers a wee bit longer.

july theme day: facade

once little brattleboro claimed three new bookstores and four or five used bookshops.

the number of brick and mortar bookstores dwindles annually.

but basket's books, with its garage/barn door facade, continues to hang on.

no post yesterday because we had no power

we had no power

 because a squirrel

 had a fatal encounter

with the transformer at the end of our street 

in the woodworker's shop

mr. brattcat is building a sideboard for our diningroom.

this new piece of furniture has come so far from a bundle of lumber, 

but still has a long way to go before it's finished.

building a stone wall

in oppressive heat

and maintaining one's sense of humor.

imagine.

yesterday morning, in the dawning,

i discovered this cut glass vase 

had become a bowl of sunlight.

a bouquet to share

on this steamy morning. 

what will you do with this day?