Today

On my walk downtown the Highway Department guys were picking up trash on Social Street including fishing out the broken beer bottles and coffee cups stashed in the bushes. We waved to each other. I wanted to cheer. Then on my way home I noticed two small squares of bloody gauze on the sidewalk in front of the dental clinic. Now there's a story, I thought. Later I took a walk with Lily to Harris Pond. The frozen pond was making noises. I wanted to tell the postman about the sounds but he was listening to his music.