after dinner

June 18, 08
after dinner
backyard
warm but not hot
air conditioner running - just stopped
birds chirping: sparrow tweet tweet tweets; a finch sweee's, trills; somebody else sip-sip sip-sip sip-sip.
Mike's got a sprinkler going in his backyard; the pond fountain water runs steady.
A dirt bike brrrps softly in the distance then a harley sound starts up closer and drives off.
Kids play in a backyard not too far away.
House finch lands on the pool fence then back into the refuge of the trees.
Rosie finds one of her sticks, brings it to the center of the lawn to chew on.
Fish come near the surface of the pond looking for more food from me.