sucks so bad.

i love lanterns.
the candle kind.
glass and metal and wax, ninjas.
round ones, tall ones, little mini-ones.
we got the jauns, in pairs, all over the place.
and not just because we like candle light in the night.
(romantic)
it's because lanterns are the super-hottness.
i mean it.
i love 'em so HARD.
we spent some time yesterday putting up hooks.
big, sexy, swirly wrought iron loopty-loops.
just for hanging lanterns on, of course.
how do they look?
c'mon.
you all already know.
just be dope, or F* right off, yeah?
well,
i'm not going anywhere...
word.
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the Folk Life & Liberty Fortress
looks a whole lot more fortressy today;
those little spring cleany things help a whole bunch.
jess dominated the organization angles yesterday.
the sun room is sunnier, and uncluttered.
the front walkway is re-raked and ready for a new patio.
the deck is open for business, too.
yep.
easter saw a whole bunch of activity.
and a trip to the home depot.
how could i resist?
i couldn't. & i didn't.
hardware hard-styles and holiday hook-hanging hook-ups.
strangely,
no candy beans or resurrected regents of heaven showed up.
i was looking forward to the candy beans, too.
ah well,
i did puff on a cameroon-wrapped fumigator,
and we skipped eating any ham.
so even without the savior of the sinners,
we still rocked the day to it's fullest.
real life is way better than imaginary eternal life,
every day in every way.
a better fate than death awaits us anywhere;
until the end, at least.
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sooooo,
our amateur naturalist skills are growing.
we're on some bird-watching action these days.
and some small ground rodent feeding.
and some horticultural landscape tending.
the natural world is closer here than anywhere.
woodsly goodness' spirit and memories an' that.
the veil is thinner,
the borders less concrete,
and real life is more real and less so
at the same time.
it's good.
so good in fact,
this morning,
only the doves are mourning,
and even then,
only in name and not in deed.
indeed;
never quiet, never soft.....