Clothesline

I took a walk with Lily. We both needed to get out in spite of the cold especially since we missed yesterday due to the frigid winds. The sun was getting low but luckily it was a bit warmer than it was earlier this morning. We walked down the street to Precious Blood Cemetery. When we entered the gate I could see a long thin clothesline with colorful garments flapping in the distance. The clothes were strung from the third floor window of the corner triple-decker to a very tall wooden pole in their backyard. The bright colors stood out against the snow and granite-gray of the tombstones. As I got closer I looked up. There was a bright and cheery beach towel with the purple donkey Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh, a flowered red and white bathrobe, a flannel flower-print nightgown, and a bath towel all fluttering in the orange light. It's not often that you see clothes put out to dry on a 24 degree day.