Wednesday, December 2, 2009

And now the leaves are gone

And I have to remember this. Especially in the bathroom. Especially since there are new tenants. The gay couple didn't last that long (I think only one guy was living there, so maybe they moved into the other guy's place). I think a girl is staying there now, about my age or maybe a little younger.

However, the other day (maybe month now), I was coming home, talking with my dad on the phone and realized when I got up to my place that the new tenants keep their blinds open at night and on full view. It was a strange tv show - watching this guy sit there and play some video game. I still think a girl lives there - based mainly on the type of stuff in the room - more comfort, less just functional. But haven't really seen them yet. I couldn't pick them out of a line up. Lesson learned from that evening was twofold: 1. I don't really know my neighbors, 2. I might want to consider closing my blinds occasionally.

On a different note, this morning while waiting for my bus, I was sitting on the stone wall emptying the contents of my bag trying to find a battery for my MP3 player (I think I forgot to turn it off when the doctor finally came to get me yesterday) and in my limited vision I noticed Rufus walk by! They were on their way back from their morning walk.

Oh and yesterday I saw the dad deliver the mail to the back mail box. I was home early. It was sweet.

Tuesday, May 19, 2009

You know spring has arrived...

when the yellow house neighbors are flush with new foliage. All the wonderful lilies and greenery are filling out nicely. Even the vines climbing the porch railing are showing life again. The porch furniture is back out and the potted plants have emerged and are along the porch edges and up the stairs. Very nice and wonderful.

There was a little period there though that I forgot about - the time when you open the windows but the leaves are still buds - no insulation between you and the neighbors. But now the leaves are full providing the appearance of camouflage.

For the new tenants, I think they're a gay couple. I forget how I came to this conclusion as I hardly ever see anyone, but think I must have seen two guys together once. They're tall and lanky - New England style. They seem nice, but then again I haven't really seen much of them. But summer is just around the corner so you never know.