February Recess

With temperatures in the mid-fifties on Monday afternoon, 

residents of my neighborhood took the opportunity to play outside.

A pick-up basketball game in the driveway of a nearby

home occupied the energies of a group of teen-age boys, while

a little boy left his bicycle to go join his big brother

in a game of softball.

The respite from colder temperatures was short-lived, though.

Before I got home later in the afternoon, the wind had picked up,

bringing with it cold rain showers that brought my little

spring fantasy to a halt.

This yard ornament on the porch of a Speedway home, 

brought a smile to my face. Costumed geese were rampant

some years back and, although they've since become a little outre'

I enjoy the damn things and applaud the people who

maintain their geese in appropriate holiday gear.

Although Valentine's Day passed without a nibble,

I still hold out hope, even if it is a goose in a red dress.

Anyway ... be mine?