This week Aunt S shared a project she’s working on for some nieces and nephews called “C is for Cousin.” I am working on a poem but I’m not sure it’s for public consumption—so here are some ABC’s from Maine:
Ark, Noah. i.e., a LOT of rain beforehand which led to not much beach
Bald eagle sighting
Crack! […]

I took a road trip with M several weeks ago, and a couple of images have stayed with me since then for some reason. I may or may not post anything tomorrow, so this’ll do.
driving
…at day
a bird surged from the wood by the road,
yawing back and forth with the weight
of an impossible branch—
thick, with twigs […]

Pity. The haiku is such an elegant art form, to be destroyed thusly.
Food-inspired verse:
(for m)
sand clings to baby,
slathered in sunscreen: sugar
on hot buttered roll.
(for c)
while you nap, others
buy lobster that will clamor
and die for dinner.
(for the fourth of july)
menu: red lobster, white
potatoes, blueberry pie:
God Bless the U.S.!

Busy, fun day—in short, we went to City by the Sea to visit with Songbird while others went shopping; also visited the rocky coast and watched the tide crash in. We’re on our way to see fireworks in a few minutes.
Last night both girls were fit to be tied—neither got much naptime during the day […]

Another unedited piece. Little she-who-is took her first boat ride yesterday–a little fishing boat with small motor. I wondered what it was like from her point of view.
first, i put on a vest
that framed my face in orange.
nobody else did this.
then, i sat on a cushion,
which i gripped with two sweaty hands,
between my parents:
daddy […]

We’re here. Ahhhhhhhh…
Notes from the trip up:
“Let’s just head up I-95″ is a fine plan until you hit NYC at 3:30 p.m.
A walkman for a three-year-old is a GOOD thing, even if the CDs get sticky with chocolate-covered pretzel residue.
M was wonderful except for the last few fussy hours on day 2–which is basically when […]