Sunday, June 24, 2007

Bye Bye Brattleboro

I had to scratch my original plans for the summer.

Initially, I wanted to stay in Brattleboro and explore various rivers and swimming holes around Vermont, hike the Long Trail through the Green Mountains, drive up to Burlington and see a show at the Higher Ground, and get a little work done on my final portfolio so I can officially graduate with an MA in TESOL from S.I.T.

My idea of summer altered when I got news that my eighty-eight year old grandfather fell and busted up his knee. What would have been a bump and bruise to most, sent him to the emergency room.

I packed my bags within a week and I was headed home.

Bye-bye Brattleboro, you will be missed, but family calls.

Sunday, June 03, 2007

Summer Commencement

My graduate course work at SIT concluded a couple weeks ago. With my new and sudden free time, I've been celebrating with other folks in the Brattleboro area.

We started with swimming in the West River, a pub crawl around downtown Brattleboro, the 6th annual Strolling of the Heifers, & chicken wings at my kind neighbors apartment.

Below are some pictures* and haiku** from the aforementioned events.




Swimming holes cool splash
Pub Crawls sun drops on our feet
Celebrate nonstop!



Jaeger Bomb good idea
Two Jaeger bombs bad idea
Butt Darts game, I win.





Megaphone wake up
"Welcome to Strolling Heifers!"
Interesting day begins

Moles are brown & red
The cows are coming... the cows
Big and black and round




Heifers stroll Main St.
Retreat for Pad Thai & cheese
Pet the wool and smile

I love the heifers
Because they give me much milk
My coffee tastes good.




Hot spicy, yeah boy!
Wings, Willie Country Cobbler
Wipe those fingers clean.

Wings hot, weather more
This apartment blows my ass
pit out and stinky




Salty Celery
Yucca sweetness on our tongues
Eat hummus, Brown Beer

RISK: conquer or not!
Mike & Hey play while girls sigh
Think challenging game.


*pictures by marz & shei **haiku communally written