Photography And Half-Thoughts By Mitchell Hegman

...because some of it is pretty and some of it is not.

Friday, September 8, 2023

Completing My Chores

Early in the morning, I dutifully gazed up at the stars and located Orion, who is a bit askew this time of year. I chopped the tall seed heads from the yucca because aphids and boring insects had made them ugly and desiccated. I unearthed and removed both smooth and jagged stones from the soil in the asparagus bed. I washed a few starry dishes and sealed a few windows in preparation for autumn. I kissed my girl, searched my backyard for that fugitive in Pennsylvania, and swept the kitchen floor.

Full disclosure: kissing my girl is not a chore.

—Mitchell Hegman

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