This covers the week of 12/22/19 - 12/28/19.
again
Her dollhouse, I discover, has musical features. So that I won't forget about these features, she replays them repeatedly.
alleviating
In the car, I'm a little nauseous from lack of sleep and a breakfast of a single square of chocolate, which seems to hop around like a checker piece in my stomach. What helps is a walk through the parking lot in the mostly fresh air.
halted
I'm struck most by a sculpture inspired by Abraham and Isaac, the near sacrifice of the son by the father. The father figure looks tense and determined but nonetheless reluctant, holding back at the sight of his adult son kneeling with throat bared. The son is prepared, appears not to resist at all, but his fists are clenched.
potbelly
One museum guard allows me to keep my small backpack on me, as long as I wear it in front, like an artificial potbelly. Another guard tries to get me to return to the coat check with it, but I clutch my potbelly protectively and defend it from removal.
seasonal
Scuffed-up stairs and tired-looking stoops are showered with tinsel and potted shrubs.
spotted
A deer among fallen branches by an empty swimming pool.
wintry
An elegant bridge and brittle ice, bare trees and dark, cold water.
