Friday, 26 August

Two holding signs & opinions beneath the prayer flags when I arrived.  Two more soon after me and one just paces behind.  We six were later joined by 4 more and one of the first departed.  It is rather a dance we do with greetings and departures, signs and commentary. What flag is this?  Palestine? Iraq?   Shouldn't we know?   Blackberry picking & green tomato relish. Senator Merkley spoke for ending the (catastrophic) war in Afghanistan.  We appreciate our newest Senator for many reasons.  A long angry blast of a car horn passing by; driver's finger jabbed up above the roofline.  Inevitably, I ponder what it is about our presence that prompts such fury.