2453

2453

Things that don’t make sense:
why would this crappy old place
have a new awning?

Gail, Texas
photographed 10.20.2018

Tags: haiku, learning to see, Leica, melinda green harvey, micropoetry, photography, poetry, postaday, take time to look, texas, thoughtful seeing

15 thoughts on “2453”

Michael Scandling on November 24, 2019 at 10:04 am said:

Is the awning the dawning of decrapification?

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- Melinda Green Harvey on November 26, 2019 at 5:14 pm said:
  
  “Decrapification” is an excellent word. But, no, I don’t think so, because the roof was caved in, which usually marks the point of no return for these old places.
  
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  - Michael Scandling on November 26, 2019 at 5:27 pm said:
    
    Ah, the mystery of the Texas High Plains.
  - Melinda Green Harvey on December 4, 2019 at 10:17 am said:
    
    And the thing is that, out here on this flat land, it is hard to be mysterious: everyone can see what’s going on.
  - Michael Scandling on December 4, 2019 at 10:33 am said:
    
    Which reserves the High Plains for the universal existential mysteries.
  - Melinda Green Harvey on December 4, 2019 at 10:42 am said:
    
    I am currently working on solving an existential mystery that involves UPS and a package that was “delivered” AND “in transit” at the EXACT SAME TIME. My head spins….
  - Michael Scandling on December 4, 2019 at 10:56 am said:
    
    It’s questions like this that provide the stimulation to keep on living. Another proud service of UPS.
  - Melinda Green Harvey on December 4, 2019 at 2:03 pm said:
    
    In one more day I can file a claim on Amazon… Unless the wayward package somehow found its way to my porch while I was at work today.
  - Michael Scandling on December 4, 2019 at 2:04 pm said:
    
    They’ve started to drop packages in unlikely and unannounced places, forcing us to search for them. I think they think it’s fun. It isn’t.
  - Melinda Green Harvey on December 4, 2019 at 2:08 pm said:
    
    Weirdly, I got a message today from Amazon re. another package. It had a photo of the box on my porch. I think they’re trolling me about the missing package from yesterday.
  - Michael Scandling on December 4, 2019 at 2:10 pm said:
    
    Don’t be fooled. They’ll photograph it on your porch, then they’ll move it.
  - Melinda Green Harvey on December 4, 2019 at 2:11 pm said:
    
    But…why would they move my porch? That seems unnecessary.
  - Michael Scandling on December 4, 2019 at 2:12 pm said:
    
    Pesky pronouns.
  - Melinda Green Harvey on December 4, 2019 at 2:13 pm said:
    
    You know what’s even worse than pesky pronouns? Wise-ass WordPress commenters.
  - Michael Scandling on December 4, 2019 at 2:15 pm said:
    
    Watch it! Them’s commentin’ words.