Glimpses

Glimpses

Forsythia

Big Al
r.i.p.

Sunrise Monkton, Vermont
Stick season

the birds'

the birds'

songs sounded relieved

the wind subsided,

the sun warmer now.

cooing, warbling, 

courting birds, all lined up 

on a line or on a branch,

i make sure to pause

long enough to hear,

close my eyes for just a second

to hear the spring

birds.

vultures are back

swallows expected soon.

Interview with a Clone, Chapter 23

 

interview with a clone, chapter 23
by mary e. gerdt
all rights reserved 2012,2013
notes and artwork by Captain Gigi Maxwell Fairweather
on the Eve of DeColonization of Mars 2064

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Translation of letter Gigi wrote Page 2:  
something that
I am not used to doing with civilians.
Still, it was for the best Since the disciplinary
approach corrected a few bad apples who
threatened the success of the rescue.
For those who review this journal in the future,
My advice is to stick with military trained personnel
or give 'em stun guns! Seriously it is like herding cats
sometimes and when we are starving that is no time for princesses.



Out of all the things Gigi missed about Earth, she
missed riding her motorcycle the most (Alice Karma Interviews) Gigi's notes-->Alice asked Gigi a few questions, too...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page 3. The Rescue ship needs to orbit a few times & gather some data for flying home.Tomorrow everyone's gear will be loaded & taken to the landing area. The refugees are excited & scared at making another big change in their lives. They have all aged. I am their Captain. I flew them to this desolate red Planet alive with history, internal powers, caves, mysteries yet unsolved. Mountains yet to name. A better outcome gone but not fogotten. Every fiber of my being says,"Stay". Every Sensible analysis says, "Go". Nourishment, fellow human supports, (What if I break my leg?) Gigi is Not Invincible-->whoever reads this has no idea how hard it was to write, or how true it is, or how it is the one thing we humans will never be we will never be invincible, always vulnerable, soft abdomens, meant to die. Gigi Fairweather

 

 

 

gigi never wanted to go back to earth. she wrote it all out at the same time as she wrote this log. She told all about how she wanted to be left alone, left to be to herself, that coming home she faced certain boredom, rapid physical deterioration, forced retirement, not even survival a worry.

Then she burned the pile of papers she had spilled her true inner feelings on. The smoke choking her briefly, she laughed. It would all kill her, one way or 6 others, she thought. She shook her head and prepped the preparedness chart for the 20 eth time. She never knew at this moment, on earth, her biological child Alice Karma gazed up at Mars when the light pierced the clear night sky,

at home through her window, hit her in the eyes, and woke her from a sound sleep.

 

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YeT another YT Link to Great Music

Wow, I forgot how I love that song with it's upbeat
and this version with these guys all together,
what a rare moment.
happy sunday,
sonntag
sun-day
Gone less than a year, Levon still pulls our heartstrings
even with his smile.

Psalm Challenge 98

Psalm 98

King James Version (KJV)

98 O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.

² The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen.
³ He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
⁴ Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
⁵ Sing unto the Lord with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.






⁶ With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful noise before the Lord, the King.
⁷ Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.

⁸ Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together
⁹ Before the Lord; for he cometh to judge the earth: with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the people with equity.

For more entries in the Psalm Challenge: http://robert-geiss.blogspot.com/


for Alexis P Suter's music...buy now!!! http://www.alexispsuter.com/index1.htm
 

Traveler

Traveler

Where are you going?

When are you leaving?
How will you know?

All the answers,
and the questions,
None will tell you
Where to go.

When you turned there
did it feel right?
Did you think
I've been here before?

Or did you shudder
did you stutter,
did you stammer
or pout?


Go with your gut, friend,
Reliable compass,
Leads your travels
to the end.

Camel's Hump, Vermont Summer

music friday

music friday

had wanted to post some music by levon helm
finally jump started the yt link above.....

not fade away in my head all night


better go to his website and buy some stuff
shirts, tickets, cd, dvd, etc...
levonhelm.com

dps reminded me of all those early concert memories
nice we got to see some pretty amazing groups...
tgif
here's a photo of one of our favorites

April Frost

April Frost

April Frost

time marches on

Cold and Snow

fall upon.

Chilling spring days

Chilling through to the bone

How do the tulips poke up

Oblivious in the winter sun.

tulips

Monkton Chronicles The Gas Pipeline that Should Not Be

No way

This is wrong so near our neighbors house

Right  through sensitive areas

Gardens

No access for our town

Burdens on Fire dept.

So near our home and conserved lands

We must join our neighbors

and say

No Way!

Tiger's Tale

Tiger's Tale

Vermont Tiger is an ally in my fight for Truth and Clarity.
In this case,
How does the Vermont Property Tax really work??
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shoot, I did not want to zone out more readers who could care less about what i pay.
some of us vermonters started out somewhere else anyway. not that illinois is so special, land of lincoln, like kin he was. kindred anyway, born poor, wanted equality for all.
So if you just came to see a pretty picture, view and move on, I am really good with that.
that was one reason for my blogging anyway, like national geographic in my backyard.
in turn, i follow others who keep me seeing the global perspective.
vermont does have exceptional beauty and feeling.

here it is

Lincoln, Vermont
 

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Now for more about how VT property taxes work...if you dare...

http://www.vermonttiger.com/content/2012/03/how-does-act-60-work-.html

stick season...

stick season

soon the hills will be green
the winds blowing all weekend
rain this week to drive the frost from the ground.