I had almost exactly one hour to spend in the dwindling summer warmth before the sun disappeared; tomorrow we're promised colder weather. I walked around in a nearby forest, one that is progressively getting narrowed by yellow clawed machines that scoop and displace and make room for pavement. I saw a still brown water snake and a hissing beetle, a spider web but it was too late, and a few barrel-shaped cows. The air felt perfect, soft and warm, and the sky was striped with pink. It was the first time I'd been in a forest since I was in the Hoh Rain Forest in Washington a few weeks ago; it wasn't until today I appreciated the enormity of the rain forest.
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People We Like. I've got a new photo in The Morning News: the co-owners of Frank White, an unusual coffee shop in my neighborhood. — 07.17.08 Charles Atlas will make a man of you! "Against Atlas' better judgment, I declined performing all of my exercises in the nude." (accompanying shirtless photo of the author taken by me.) — 07.17.08 Cat on a Leash. I am totally buying a leash for Coleman asap. — 06.25.08 The Brooklynites. Great photos of a wide range of people from my favorite borough. (Thanks to Kurt [a talented photographer himself] for passing this on.) — 12.19.07 Killer Boob. My childhood (and current!) friend Sarah talks about her experience with breast cancer on her well written and charming blog. She's an American living in Belgium and happens to be one of the best people I know. — 12.19.07 |
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