Hard to Believe

Hard to believe the surprise baby who brightened all out lives and left early would have turned 50 this December 10th. A few nights ago I was out walking after dark, something I love and still do every chance. I was remembering Joey at six or so at the trailer in Austerlitz, a few of us around the fire, lawn chairs scaritching as they do. Looking out at that tremendous meadow -- forty acres, fifty? -- we saw many fire flies. Near us and dotted the tall grass far out, like stars over a calm, placid sea. "What's that one?" Joey asked. A firefly had landed on the tip of a wheat stalk. "A tired firefly,' I answered. Our mother was there. Maybe she chuckled. Anyway remembering this the other night as walked a dark street along a park, a long dark stretch behind the renovated but still dark and hulking mill, an abundance of fireflies appeared in the woods rising up a slope to the houses along a high curve. Houses where in summer daytime groundhogs (aka woodchucks) could be seen sprinting away, though a quarter mile off, at the sound of passersby. These fireflies on my walk home were so many. More than one sees in these troubles times. But there they were. And so I decided: make this blog for him. Invite others to share stories and memories so that later ones arising from our generations ad the generations after may know him. A little. Not the whole forest but maybe the little lights. I invite you. Send your words and/or pictures and I'll post. Peace out, ekg, Kathryn Gordon the 2nd, elizag, Kathy, K, Elizabeth, elizak. I think that'll all the names I used. Oh, and Lady Astor -- my mom's name me for me sometimes.

Update, with truck

Ahmad has been living in Albany near me for about two years now. I'd been saving and shopping for a used Prius when the market went crazy. I came upon this used Ford F150 and remembered he said he'd always wanted one. Well now he has one! Wish us luck. It expands the jobs he can do and seems to have added two inches to his spine. Pray he doesn't become prey at some trumped up traffic stop. Believe me I'll be ON him to keep the truck 100% legal.