Star and Stripe

Hot day
Bright cloudless blue sky
Grapes hanging in long clusters
Apples weighing down their branches
Smell of cider in the air
Birds in the birdbath
Dogs stretched out on the tile floor
Humans attempting desultory conversation
Dust rising in small clouds with each step
Horses lying down in the shade
Flies endlessly buzzing around
Head light, sweat trickling........
....Time for a nap