Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
Monday, August 29, 2022
Celery Farm camaraderie
Lucky for me to find Fred there
Looking through his telescope
Set up on the observation platform
Spotting the migrant shorebirds
He's talking to a younger person
Who also has a telescope to see
The subtle differences in the distance
Giving an impromptu lesson in identification
I get to listen and learn from an expert
Picking up on his palpable excitement
Seeing birds not seen there in twenty years
Thanks to the mudflats exposed by the drought
The younger person is effusively happy
Having just acquired their telescope
Thrilled to see two lifetime species
Absorbing everything Fred imparts
Thanks to being invited to look
Through these excellent optical devices
I see a sora and a stilt sandpiper
Sharing in the birdwatching camaraderie
Thanks to the existence of this place
Open space protected from development
The wildlife have a place of refuge
And people can enjoy a nature preserve
I would stay longer on the platform
But the sun will set soon on this day
So I set off to walk around the lake
Getting in my evening perambulation
Sunday, August 28, 2022
Saturday, August 27, 2022
Friday, August 26, 2022
expect a parade
Today's the day to get final clearance
To make your flight back home
For us to get you back again
To have you in our lives in person
As you meet with the neurosurgeon
The only one in the world to do it
Going where no one dared to go before
To completely remove the tumor
Express my deep appreciation to him
As he's ninety percent sure it's all gone
Giving us reason to anticipate
The possibility of joyful shouting
The surgical repair patches are healing well
And preliminary post op results are promising
That's as good as it gets for now
The best place to be as you recover
Expect a parade of visitors
When you are feeling up to it
Wishing you well hoping you are cured
We who love you so much
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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