This enabled us to tune in on the Steelers game
where they had a hefty lead.
This freed Sarah to take
her artistic black and white shots of the world
as she was seeing it. She began with shots of Benjamin
then me
then Benjamin again
then Jane
then Benjamin and me
the coat on the carpet
back to me,
brother
and sister
on parallel phones though they were not talking to each other
at the time and then the flower
and witch pictures
which were to be revisited.
Meanwhile, Benjamin and Sebastian were hard at work in the
yard
and the ants in color
and black and white
were guarding our entryway.
Thanks to the incompetence of US Air out of Trenton, Andy
had the opportunity to spend an hour with this gentleman
en route to Philadelphia airport. This inspired Jane to do a combined
frog and tongue picture
maybe because she knew that the antifreeze was coming next?
I went off to explore the basketball hoop and find the
place
where the antifreeze
was to be added. After taking off the top,
I found the seal
which I punctured
and added to the water mixture to prevent freezing. Meanwhile, Benjamin
and Sebastian were gathering flora
to fill their bucket
even as Suzanne
read the Odyssey
to help Jane achieving a deeper understanding.
Sarah and I headed into town. We met a photographer and so
recorded the colors
and trees
he was seeing even from the angle
he was shooting though we never expect to get his pictures for
comparison purposes. We took a picture of Sarah
on the campus as requested by Jan and Jan
who happened by.
Back at home, Suzanne was still reading
and Jane was buried in her work
as Benjamin thought about cleaning the floor
and Sarah gathered together the vegetables
and extra peppers
and still more cookies
that seemed to cause her to sprout weird Halloween ears
as Jane downloaded an episode of the Simpsons
for her English project.
The table was set
the pillows were out
as Jane got back to work
and Benjamin took a few pictures of me
before finishing off
the cleaning of the floor.
The table was ready
as Sarah prepared more
and even cooked a few things
though the cuisineart
seemed unhappy and the pot
boiled when not being watched.
The appetizers were placed out
as Benjamin recorded the books
and the witch
and Sarah cooked
and the appetizers started to disappear
even as the Patriots tried to stay in the game
against Denver.
By now the guests had arrived. Amy told her tale
to the amusement of Bolko and Edwin
and the witch,
no doubt. At the well prepared table,
my plate
was full and then
it was empty
even though a little pasta
and salad
remained. The guests
wondered why I kept taking their pictures but they saved room for
ice cream
and cookies
and more cookies
and even more
as Benjamin read his book report
and then said good night
to the assembled masses so that we could end the
weekend and prepare for the new week.