snow predicted

    Yesterday weather forecasters predicted up to five inches of snow for areas east of Cleveland. Close though we may be, all night i heard no soft muffling patter of falling snow on the roof.

    This morning there was no white stuff covering the ground. I checked the weather on TV and found no mention of snow. Not only did the snow disappear I couldn't even find two of the stations that vehemently made these predictions. 

    This morning I did hear reports that some streets were salted. Here in our small berg west of Cleveland it is cloudy. Neither wet nor exceptionally cold. Label this a regular November day. However, there is no traffic, no car has passed our house, and I saw only two people out walking. We usually have a few more of both cars and walkers.

now we can dream of winter.

have no fear it will be here.

white fakes will fall and adhere.

stay set to cheer, snow will appear.

 

 

 

 

got a chill on

the season is a big factor. daily.

not hanging out for a nighttime baseball game. 

the covid has us alarmed.

we'll stay home and go out for groceries.

and let winter be on the way.

 

we haven't had snow here to speak of.

flakes is all. flakes are all.

and we know it will happen.

winter in Oberlin is more than a possibility.

we can bet on it.

we'll see how it turns out.

Walking across the road at slow bicycle speed

a couple of people watch and pay heed 

 at Grafton post office when next a lady comes out

stopped at the road sign, then turned to read.

she wore a construction working-type suit 

crosses the parking lot to her SUV

looked like she planned to 

leave the vicinity.

 

behind her on his heavy green bicycle

 another civilian carefully rode his bike around

 not making a sound

no idea where he's bound

not him nor me.

we'll wait and see what is found.

little sureshot

don't now where the name Little Sure Shot came from. It could have been from a movie in the 1950's. It sounds like Danny Kaye and Bob Hope with Lucile Ball. Hollywood had a stretch when it took little seriously. Anything for a laugh. The name is cute, I stumbled upon it, so here we go.

 So Buffalo Bills wildwest show had Sitting bull and he always called her Little sureshot.

riding long and far in a lifetime.

She was real. Entertained in this country

and in Europe. 

She was the star of the show for Buffalo Bill.

 born in Darke County Ohio

150 miles from our town.

Annie Oakley shot her way with her rifle for fifty years.

what a little cracker.

Friday

 Two pm. a zoom.

Jeeze-0-pete the line of appointments if i look the other way.

Seems a few to remember.

At least when i was working they'd pay for my time. 

I even need more time for ...

    How are you?

.....i'm good. And yourself?

good day's worth to you

 been prepared to cease dreaming,

discard that heavy cloak and wake.

took all night thinking about the day condition.

didn't rush into becoming alert.

had it planned: reading, writing, the routine.

this counts for some, no doubt.

the sky is dull, grey is here

hanging above the same, i fear.