Another Totem in the Pole

[ink_ling]

In my driveway, shiny gray and short (about 8 inches), is the body of a snake, dried in a striking pose. Every time I leave my apartment, I step over it -- not treading -- and acknowledge it, respecting an air of suspended attack that slinks round where I live these days.

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[ladyinthecanoe]

Yesterday, I discovered a very small (3-4 inches) but very (and freshly, I think) dead snake in J & R's back patio. It looked like it got suddenly sun-zapped in mid-slither, and I spent about 15-20 minutes just marveling at it's tiny head and small body unexpectedly stopped, when it obviously had someplace else it wanted to get to. It'll freak J out to no end, but I'm leaving it there for the time being.

an air of suspended attack that slinks round where I live these days.

You sound ominous...

[ink_ling]

That's sort of like this one: It didn't seem bodily damaged in any way, just kind of suspended in humidity, taxonomized and hung on air. Makes for a very arresting sight.

I think you should leave it to shock J. :)

I don't feel particularly ominous ... maybe on the guard. It feels like one of those times, to me, where -- maybe for socio-political reasons -- everyone seems to be anxious, desperate, on edge ... not really as individuals, but more like it's the inevitable climate-clothing of the day. And I sense myself included.

Recognizing it, I hope, lets me off the hook to be chirrup-y. :) Sometimes. Just reflective t'day.

[ladyinthecanoe]

Whereas I was thinking I'm just in a flat-out pissy mood today (and I didn't feel that way until getting to work), anxious and on-edge is a much better, more exact description. It's been a frustrating, busy morning, and every time the security gate goes off in PL, my teeth gnash down a little bit harder until I think the enamel is in serious danger of cracking. All of that to say, with your mention of it, I'm giving myself permission to be less than chirrup-y today, too. That alone makes me feel a little better.

Damn snakes. ;)

I finally started watching Angels In America last night. Two episodes down, and just wow. This is brilliant stuff.

[ink_ling]

You know? That sudden raingust that just swirled up and smacked the front windows of the library and just as quickly stopped altogether? Yeah: That lifted my spirits a little.

HSSSssssssss! :)

The movie is pretty damn good. I had read the play before and still believe they could've done much better with it. Would still like to see a stage version. The play actually calls for every stunt that creates the "supernatural" to be exposed so that, for example, the angels' wires are made to show. Still, the movie lets the genious of the script come through for sure.

[ink_ling]

I'll see what I can do this weekend. (I'm terrible yet with picture-taking.)

Incredible pictures of your trip, btw! Y'all look good together and look good in those landscapes!