spring – itinerantneerdowell

Summer Is Coming (Better Late Than Never)

Hope twisted with howling winds
Darkness fell across the land
Enough-was-enough cries unheard
What was ahead? More of the same?
When would there be spring?
Winter to summer, no in-between?
Nature, this year, gave nary a tease
Sometimes could be downright mean

Of One Mind

She said nary a word
As to what were her plans
Could this be a trap?
For late-bloomers
Said those with
Closed-minded attitudes
She shrugged off skepticism
No, not in these latitudes

Why Did the Turtle Cross the Road?

A painted, box turtle just like this one crossed the road in front of me recently. Not the same one–this was written exactly two years ago.

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To get to the other side–of course
That–and because it’s springtime
the mating season arrived
With a sudden hormone rush
Driving creatures crazy
Like some human counterparts
Days grow longer and warmer
So be kind–keep pets away
Watch nesting areas
While on the beach
Help turtles when you can

First Day of Spring

It’s the first day of spring

With all the joy it brings

Shunning impropriety

Not acceptable to society

I will say without impunity

I would like immunity

From all vicious pollens

Bugs, creepy crawly

Things that bite

Weekend, Wrapped Up

The weather’s perfect. Took Max to his favorite place this morning, just as the sun was rising.

I was saddened that, once again, some low-life vandalized the boardwalk overlook area. Fish entrails were scattered about; big notches cut into the top rail.

On a more positive note, a dead tree near the canoe launch site, was chock-full of roosting cormorants. Mist was still rising from the water. I counted 28 of them. The things one sees without a camera.

Highlight of the day was a trip to a well-known, membership wholesale store–accompanied by thousands of other shoppers, more enthusiastic than I.

The pregnant giraffe that sparked an internet frenzy, is still pregnant.

It’s not too late to fill out brackets for the NCAA playoffs. It should be easier, now that the number of contenders has narrowed considerably.

Don’t dare mention anything about this to my spouse–her favorite programs on the sponsoring TV network have been preempted. An unforgiveable sin of omission.

Three more Monopoly game pieces have fallen out of favor–the boot, thimble, and wheelbarrow. The iron was previously kicked out.

Could there be any significance to the fact that most of the disfavored pieces signified manual labor? The booted out boot represented typical working stiffs.

How did this come about? Results of an internet vote, put up by Hasbro, current owners of the popular board game. Growing up it was owned by Parker Brothers.

This could be an E-bay opportunity for “running-dog capitalists.” Selling culturally banned items–specifically, banned Monopoly board pieces.