We’re
in Tucson now, recovering from a big wedding celebration and settling into our
little casita. Looking back at Paradise, our home of 39 years, the things I’m
missing already are my friends, the chickens (in Laurie’s good care for the
winter), and all the good food in our big freezer (especially our home-grown
tomatoes). I know that I’ll miss seeing the evening light falling across
Chicken Creek valley’s beautiful sycamore trees, their bare white arms
illuminated by the last rays of sunlight.
At
the same time I’m looking forward to living in the Sonoran desert, learning the
names and natures of desert plants, meeting new people, enjoying winter warmth,
living in proximity to a much younger generation, and watching the pomegranates
outside our kitchen window slowly ripening.
This
is my last post on Chicken Creek Journal until next spring. Now it’s time to take
up posting on tucsonoffandon.blogspot.com.
Au
revoir.
Copyright 2015 by Shirley Domer
