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Aug. 14th, 2009 08:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
clarentineBusy. Busy. Busy.
This is to say, I haven't quite fallen off the face of the planet. All arenas of my life appear to have conspired against me having even a moment to contemplate the minutiae in which they're burying me.
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August continues apace. When I go out to walk in the mornings, the stars are once again visible in the pre-dawn sky. Orion hovers just over the tree line, competing for attention with Venus. Soon the less brilliant stars will also be displayed as the days grow shorter once more. All around me, insects and birds and vegetation whirl frantically through the late days of summer. My lemon tree still has five lemons swelling on their stems (still green, of course). Blackberry season is waning, and the birds have stolen all but a few of my blueberries, drat them.
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My slow forward progress in Kith remains slow, but progresses. Recent research has included the rituals associated with the Roman festival of Saturnalia, the naming patterns of various early religions' church buildings, and certain minor languages and cultures of northern Europe (as buttressing for my decisions of the spring regarding the Skyedeki).
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My son's little beagle has taught my dog, Kay, to bark. I'm not sure whether to bemoan this break in Kay's normal quiet behavior or laugh when she does bark and sounds so bizarre. *g*
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In the new house, my workroom is going to have doors. Soundproof doors. That is all.
This is to say, I haven't quite fallen off the face of the planet. All arenas of my life appear to have conspired against me having even a moment to contemplate the minutiae in which they're burying me.
***
August continues apace. When I go out to walk in the mornings, the stars are once again visible in the pre-dawn sky. Orion hovers just over the tree line, competing for attention with Venus. Soon the less brilliant stars will also be displayed as the days grow shorter once more. All around me, insects and birds and vegetation whirl frantically through the late days of summer. My lemon tree still has five lemons swelling on their stems (still green, of course). Blackberry season is waning, and the birds have stolen all but a few of my blueberries, drat them.
***
My slow forward progress in Kith remains slow, but progresses. Recent research has included the rituals associated with the Roman festival of Saturnalia, the naming patterns of various early religions' church buildings, and certain minor languages and cultures of northern Europe (as buttressing for my decisions of the spring regarding the Skyedeki).
***
My son's little beagle has taught my dog, Kay, to bark. I'm not sure whether to bemoan this break in Kay's normal quiet behavior or laugh when she does bark and sounds so bizarre. *g*
***
In the new house, my workroom is going to have doors. Soundproof doors. That is all.
