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Imagine

August 18, 2012 By Talya Tate Boerner 8 Comments

This morning I am enjoying my first cup of coffee outside. Two days after the city aerial bombed us with poison, there are no mosquitoes. I am skeptical, still waiting for a sting, and worried the war on mosquitoes has destroyed all life in my back yard.


Thankfully I see a dragon fly buzzing around the pool seemingly unaffected.

The temperature, still warm, has a hint of fall tucked within the slight breeze. Is it my imagination? I watch the clouds overhead. They watch me.

As kids, we spent hours flat on our backs in the front yard studying the clouds. Our grass blanket itched and stuck to our sweaty legs, but we didn’t mind. Cloud gazing, an impromptu cool down from cartwheels or freeze tag, wasn’t planned in advance, so a quilt was never considered. 

We called out the shapes of animals and objects like a game of I Spy. A dog. A rabbit. A donut. A boat. White and fluffy, the clouds adding color to sunset. I wondered where the clouds ended up after drifting over Mississippi County. 

Overhead, thin airplane vapors were always exciting to see. At the top of the sky, curving, never stopping in Arkansas. I imagined where the lucky people were going. I imagined where I would go.


Today I see the remains of jet vapor – a straight line with hash marks. A white picket fence. A railroad track. I imagine where the busy people are going. I am content to be drinking coffee. I imagine I am not the only one. Just watching.

talya

Musical Pairings:

Imagine – John Lennon

You must not blame me if I do talk to the clouds. Henry Thoreau

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: Mississippi County, Munger Place, Northeast Arkansas, Summer

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  1. Colene says

    August 18, 2012 at 8:47 am

    You make me smile!

    Reply
  2. Staci Sandquist says

    August 18, 2012 at 9:00 am

    I too spent the morning enjoying my backyard with a cup of java. I could live outside (most of the time)

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    August 18, 2012 at 11:20 am

    You make me happy with your writings. Like Colene, you make me smile. “A hint of fall…..” Wonderful! Talya’s Mom

    Reply
  4. TateFarmGirl says

    August 18, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    Thanks peeps:)

    Reply
  5. Anonymous says

    August 19, 2012 at 12:00 am

    Love it! Love you! :)))
    Talya’s Cousin, Cindy – Wonder when Staci is going to start signing, Talya’s Sis? lol

    Reply
    • TateFarmGirl says

      August 19, 2012 at 3:19 am

      Thank you! Love you:)

      Cindy’s cousin, Staci’s sis….

      Reply
  6. Kaa says

    August 20, 2012 at 5:57 am

    Should I start signing TheBAT’sFriend’sSon? ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
    • TateFarmGirl says

      August 20, 2012 at 12:02 pm

      Yes I think so!
      Kaa’sMother’sFriend’sDaughter

      Reply

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