Look out further to a northern town

[sovay]

In an extravagant expenditure of whatever energy I had gained from finally sleeping a normal number of hours last night, I walked this evening with spatch into Porter Square in order to look for a stuffed animal for my mother, who has a procedure tomorrow. We arrived ten minutes too late for the actual toy store whose hours the internet had misled us about, but Porter Square Books came through in the clinch with a most plush and huggable duck—קאַטשקע⁩ was her childhood nickname. Home with groceries, we made chili with ground beef and black beans and cornbread to serve it over and I am now engaged in an attempt to imitate the action of the Hestia, who is curled up tight at the other end of the couch. Earlier as we walked out, Rob made some studies of me and my shadow. I had promised photographic evidence of the mermaid lamp on my desk to theseatheseatheopensea.



The shadow had an argument to make.



The shadow could be seen in profile.



The shadow reached out to me.



It is a little battered from all its travels, but the lamp was restored and painted by my father eleven years ago.



The idea was tattoo mermaids of the old school.



I think Sailor Jerry would be proud.

I have now listened to four songs by Oisín Leech off his upcoming solo debut Cold Sea (2024)—"October Sun," "Colour of the Rain," and "One Hill Further" are the other three. I like all of them and their videos feel like hauntings, which I also like.

Comments

[viggorlijah]

That is the fluffiest roundest Goodnight Moon-essence platonic ideal of a sweet duck. Good luck to your mum tomorrow!

[gwynnega]

That is a wonderful duck. I hope your mother's procedure goes well.

[sovay]

That is the fluffiest roundest Goodnight Moon-essence platonic ideal of a sweet duck. Good luck to your mum tomorrow!

Thank you! I have been assured that she will be taking the duck as a talisman. It was very important that it have a sweet face.

[sovay]

That is a wonderful duck. I hope your mother's procedure goes well.

Thank you! It seemed the right sort of duck for the occasion. (It was on top of a shelf in the children's section and I had to ask if it was for sale: fortunately, the answer was yes.)

[thisbluespirit]

That is a wonderful duck! I'm glad you found it - & good luck to your Mother. <3

The shadows photos are cool, as indeed is the mermaid.

[mrissa]

Best to your mother in this procedure. "How much could I possibly like a duck," I unwisely thought before clicking, and then oh, that certainly is a comforting duck.

[aurumcalendula]

That's a wonderful duck and those are lovely photos! I hope your mom's procedure goes well.

[davidgillon]

Hope everything goes well with your mother, and that you're not having to worry too much.

[sovay]

Best to your mother in this procedure. "How much could I possibly like a duck," I unwisely thought before clicking, and then oh, that certainly is a comforting duck.

Thank you! My father sent me a photo of her and duck embarking on her appointment.

[sovay]

Hope everything goes well with your mother, and that you're not having to worry too much.

Thank you!

[theseatheseatheopensea]

The mermaids are magnificent, thanks for sharing them! <3 And that's such a cute duck, I hope your mum's procedure went well!

[sovay]

That's a wonderful duck and those are lovely photos! I hope your mom's procedure goes well.

Thank you! I have just heard that it did!

[sovay]

That is a wonderful duck! I'm glad you found it - & good luck to your Mother.

Thank you!

The shadows photos are cool, as indeed is the mermaid.

I like spatch's eye and being able to look at the mermaids on my desk has always made me happy.

[sovay]

The mermaids are magnificent, thanks for sharing them!

You're welcome! I like them being a regular part of my life.

And that's such a cute duck, I hope your mum's procedure went well!

It did, thank you! She and the duck are now home.

[asakiyume]

You have that story about the mirror land--I feel like your shadow is offering you access to a similar land. (Beautiful light in all those photos--you are glowing!)

Your father did a fantastic job with the lamp.

Oooh, music! Looking forward to hearing them.

[nineweaving]

That is the Platonic ideal of an adorable duck. Give my love to your mother, along with the katschkele. I hope her procedure goes flawlessly.

Nine

[sovay]

You have that story about the mirror land--I feel like your shadow is offering you access to a similar land. (Beautiful light in all those photos--you are glowing!)

Thank you! It reminds me of the pictures I used to take of the Litchfield Block at the end of Marshall Street where the fire escape and the trees always had their shadow selves.

Your father did a fantastic job with the lamp.

I really love it. I may need to ask him to touch up the paint one of these years.

Oooh, music! Looking forward to hearing them.

Enjoy! I got it from the Guardian of all places.

[sovay]

That is the Platonic ideal of an adorable duck. Give my love to your mother, along with the katschkele. I hope her procedure goes flawlessly.

I will! It did. She and duck are curled up recovering.

*hugs*