Why was I outside? … Watering, right.
Things looked dry, plus we bought
mums yesterday and I wanted to
give them a shower.
The dog was lying in the pachysandra,
watching me.
I set the sprinkler going,
with special attention to
the hydrangea and the new
mums. Then I sat in one
of the gray Adirondacks
and called the dog over.
While petting him, I noticed
a low-flying bird which on
closer inspection was a bat.
Plenty of them in Montgomery
County, and I am instructed to
feel grateful I’ve got them because
they eat my mosquitos.
It was late afternoon. Four o’clock.
The bat kept flying overhead.
For a couple of minutes, around
and around. It’s true I shuddered
a little bit.