for "mini_nanowrimo" hence no friends lock 11
writing this made me giggle. it also messed up my prompt table. i skipped ahead to number 33 so i could get this out there.
there are three true facts in this. the thing about ben franklin, the thing about the earthquake clouds [which i was so excited i finally got to write about because when i learned about that ages ago i had a field day doing crazy internet searches], and the about cumulonimbus clouds
They woke to a foggy day, a thick mist hanging right in front of their faces. It lifted slowly, revealing the faded autumn leaves that littered the ground even though it had all been racked the day before. They stood outside, the cold biting at their cheeks and gloveless hands.
"It's going to snow soon," he said, taking a deep breath, letting it out so that she could see it on the air.
"Yeah, but not today. Too cold today. Besides I don't see any snow clouds. There aren't any."
"And what makes snow clouds any different from storm clouds?"
"A storm can be rain or snow," she said matter of fact before continuing on “Snow clouds are dark blue, like a really bad bruise and lower to the ground . . . or they just look lower because they go almost black. They're heavy looking, you know?"
"And rain clouds?" he asked neck craned up to the sky.
"Look just like this, this dirty carpet grey or a really bad storm will bring dark, blueish clouds." It is quiet for a long time. Yellow and brown leaves fall around them, crows craw above and then distantly, the neighbour takes his newborn daughter out in the stroller and waves as he walks by. Somewhere down the street there is a leaf blower buzzing away. He looks at her, shifting from one foot to the other to keep warm, to keep the blood flowing.
"You're making all of this up aren't you?"
"Only about half . . . I haven't even got to the part where I explain the difference between cumulus clouds and cumulonimbus clouds." He gives her an amused but suspicious look.
"You made that last one up."
"No!" she laughs, delighted. "Go look it up on Wikipedia. I'm a genius."
"A cloud genius."
"Exactly . . . did you know that some scientist guy thinks there is a cloud that can predict earthquakes. They call it the earthquake cloud. Satellites can read it and when it's around, it's right almost 70% of the time."
"You need a hobby. Try something social. Join the swim team."
"Did you know that Benjamin Franklin invented swim-fins?"
"I am going inside."
there are three true facts in this. the thing about ben franklin, the thing about the earthquake clouds [which i was so excited i finally got to write about because when i learned about that ages ago i had a field day doing crazy internet searches], and the about cumulonimbus clouds
They woke to a foggy day, a thick mist hanging right in front of their faces. It lifted slowly, revealing the faded autumn leaves that littered the ground even though it had all been racked the day before. They stood outside, the cold biting at their cheeks and gloveless hands.
"It's going to snow soon," he said, taking a deep breath, letting it out so that she could see it on the air.
"Yeah, but not today. Too cold today. Besides I don't see any snow clouds. There aren't any."
"And what makes snow clouds any different from storm clouds?"
"A storm can be rain or snow," she said matter of fact before continuing on “Snow clouds are dark blue, like a really bad bruise and lower to the ground . . . or they just look lower because they go almost black. They're heavy looking, you know?"
"And rain clouds?" he asked neck craned up to the sky.
"Look just like this, this dirty carpet grey or a really bad storm will bring dark, blueish clouds." It is quiet for a long time. Yellow and brown leaves fall around them, crows craw above and then distantly, the neighbour takes his newborn daughter out in the stroller and waves as he walks by. Somewhere down the street there is a leaf blower buzzing away. He looks at her, shifting from one foot to the other to keep warm, to keep the blood flowing.
"You're making all of this up aren't you?"
"Only about half . . . I haven't even got to the part where I explain the difference between cumulus clouds and cumulonimbus clouds." He gives her an amused but suspicious look.
"You made that last one up."
"No!" she laughs, delighted. "Go look it up on Wikipedia. I'm a genius."
"A cloud genius."
"Exactly . . . did you know that some scientist guy thinks there is a cloud that can predict earthquakes. They call it the earthquake cloud. Satellites can read it and when it's around, it's right almost 70% of the time."
"You need a hobby. Try something social. Join the swim team."
"Did you know that Benjamin Franklin invented swim-fins?"
"I am going inside."