#curmudgeon

Too late to be late

Early early

Darker than midnight

.

I feed my insistent little monster

Meowing and swirling my ankles

I put her dish down

She purrs, eats

.

I glance out the window

no sign of dawn

.

And see

neighbor dog Duke

Leaping

Twirling

Airs above the ground

.

I stand transfixed

No explanation

For this canine ballet

.

And then

.

The streetlight hits some small object

And I see the old curmudgeon from next door

.

In a ballcap

Black jacket

Dark jeans

.

He lifts his arm

.

Whips a ball

Which Duke catches

Like a lucky outfielder

Triumphant

Incandescent

.

Silent fans go wild

.

I look at Bob

Cranky old Bob

Nodding and grinning

Transformed

.

You just never know

I think in summary tttpgs are cool and fun.

I HAVE SO MANY!!!

The first one that comes to mind is curmudgeon.

Wind is picking up, orange and yellow weather warnings across the Emerald Isle. Time to batten the hatches, man the lifeboats and put on your water wings! There's leaves flying everywhere and I'm sincerely hoping to see some silly person using a leaf blower picked up by the next gust and blown into the next County! ;-D

In other news ... Busterson should be coming home today. Hooray! My biggest 7.7kg kitty cat has been staying at the 'Ritz' for the past two nights due to problems with an enlarged heart and fluid build up. Fingers crossed that he's now stable and his new medication will do the trick and he has some more happy days ahead of him ... though he still won't appreciate being on a diet.

Had to hit the shiny metropolis yesterday. Not fun at the best of times ... even less fun on a Friday. Busy, busy, busy! Halloween decorations to the left of me and Christmas decorations to the right ... next thing you know I'll be seeing the Easter bunny clad in a Valentine costume bringing me my post.

Season 2

curmudgeon (English) /kɚˈmʌd͡ʒən/ An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions.