The Snowflake Chronicles

September 22, 2013

Do you know where I can meet an energy vampire? I want to change him with my power bill.

leftover coffee
warmed up in the microwave
on funny Friday

To My Wandering Muse
I stare at the blank page.
wondering where my muse has wandered.
Where is my muse today?

In what far off land
has my muse decided to stay
or has he lost his way?

Where is my muse today?
Is he on some distant planet
looking for inspiration?

Has he decided
to take a long vacation?
Where is my muse today?

On a Windy Sunday in September

Jam'l (Beauty), 15 'Izzat (Might), 170 BE - Sunday, September 22, 2013 about 6:47 AM Pacific Daylight Time

The wind is blowing between at 15 to 20 mph. I do not know how fast it is blowing, but I know it is fast enough to slam the patio door and make the limbs of the oleanders move. Since the dead limb on the pine tree, in the front yard, was cut off last week I do not have to worry about it falling across the drive way.

oleander limbs
waving in the morning wind
a new week begins

I did not turn turn the television on this morning. I checked the weather.com for the information on wind speeds. According to the information on that website, the UV index in Las Vegas is "very high" and the humidity is 32 percent. As I look out my living room window, I can see that the sky is partly cloudy, but I have to go back to the website to find the temperature. Right now the temperature is a nice 64 degrees Fahrenheit.

Sunday wind and clouds
a nice day in Las Vegas
autumn temperatures

I think the autumnal equinox occurs about 1:44 pm local time. This morning, when I went outside pick up the newspaper, it felt like fall. It is time for me to start hot coffee instead of iced. The temperatures are becoming cooler, so I need a hot beverage to warm me up in the morning. I plan on finishing off the iced coffee today and washing the ice cube trays I use to make my coffee ice.

On the first day of fall
it is almost too cold for iced coffee,
but I still have two trays
of coffee ice cubes
in the freezer.

My coffee drinker's soul
will not let me
toss those cubes
down the drain,
so today
I drink my last glasses
of iced coffee
and wish
the ice cube tray
in preparation
for next summer.

Autumnal Equinox and Hobbit Day
It is the first day of autumn
and the wind is blowing
15 to 25 mph.

No birds fly past my window,
the neighbors' dogs are silent,
the neighbors' cats are indoors
no one is walking
or driving down my street.

It is the autumnal equinox,
it is Hobbit Day,
my inner child wants
to go to the park today
and walk barefoot through the grass,
but my outer adult
wants to see a movie
about Hobbits.