Hummingwolf Today

Now reading: Fiction: C.J. Cherryh's Exile's Gate. Nonfiction: David E. Stannard, The Puritan Way of Death. I've also got a couple of library books for the pictures--one about endangered mammals of North America, the other about shrubs and ivies.

Now hearing: A local rock music station blending with sounds of children playing and a gentle rain falling. Yesterday's musical highlight was when one of my fellow Safeway shoppers began singing along with the piped-in Simon & Garfunkel: her gospel-influenced style suited "Bridge Over Troubled Water" very well, sounding much better than my off-key humming to the Chicago song following it.

Now seeing: Tall tree outside my window covered with fresh green leaves.

Now complaining about: My stomach's upset, likely thanks to the antibiotic I've been taking. I'm still in desperate need of sleep and am having a great deal of difficulty remembering how to compose English sentences.

Now happy about: The late-blooming American cherry trees are carpeting the sidewalks with pink petals. Some dandelions are blooming while others send their seeds for miles around. Flowering dogwoods, azaleas, and some roses are blooming. Maples are casting their samaras to the wind. Oxalis plants are putting out cheery yellow buds. This afternoon a half-inch inchworm crawled along my arm.

Now eating and/or drinking: Drinking cool water. Not eating anything since I just took the antibiotic; the last thing I ate was a burrito with chicken, beans, salsa, extra sharp cheddar cheese... for cheap food, you just can't beat a good burrito.