ABOUT to head out the door, I am making sure to EQUIP myself with everything we will need. Happy with the prospect of a day hike in the woods, I look over our lunch: a CHUNK of cheddar, some toasty RUSKS, an orange and some grapes. A bottle of water, and we are good to go. I call for Sandy, faithful lab companion. She had looked a bit worried and SULKY on her cushion, but now she is all tail wags and happy dog dance. “C’mon, girl, let’s grab David and get going!”

Georg’ann

We wandered without PAUSE
Hours and hours of sightseeing
Until sensory saturation
and low blood sugar hit like a sudden summer downpour
We stopped.
Sitting on the edge of yet another beautiful fountain
Watching an ebullient young boy kicking a plastic bottle
across the courtyard,
our SULKY mood lifted.

Heather