Smell of halitosis rises in hot airas I balance in a blue kayak.Basics down, I paddle along.White feathers fluff on duckweedon still marshland carpet.Stately swan line slices throughexpanse bordered with cattail.Great blue heron statued, fixates on her afternoon repast.Green herons rough cackleas they fly from hidden reed nest.Surface ripples, alive with whatis just under it….

PlaceboFan is placebo, blowing hot airin lazy circuits in the closed room.I consider opening a windowonto the 90 degree day, reject it,consider a cool shower; but insteadtake a hot bath, so the air feels coolon my wet bodywhen I step in front of it.

The old growlers from a closed cideryserve as food-dosed plant water holdersfor special plants. Loaded with dropsfor cacti, African Violets, and orchids.Algae paints green stained glassdesigns on each.As they grow, memory holdsof raised glasses andlaughters’ happy gatherings.

What would I do without buckets:to haul fresh water for fish and plants;to drain old water in tank changes;to catch drips from leaking plant room roof;to mop floors; to build muscles?

Anxious People*I attended my first ever book club.Title took creativity to find in a format readable by thesetired old eyes. FB event said 3 would be attending;I walked into a room of 30.Not my cup of tea. An hour laterI walked out into a carnival night,encouraged by quantity in a townthat usually turns up only…

I learned from Big Rich and Joshat Ohio Fish Rescue that there’s a fixfor bully fish in their many varied tanks.They relocate the bully to a tankwith much bigger fish. I wonderif it would work for humans? It seems as if I already wrote about this but my memory isn’t positive?