Sydney Avenue

Almost missed garbage collection this morning
I bailed out onto the street in my pink jammies
to see a neighbour with his long hair flowing
and only a towel wrapped around his middle
delivering his bins to the curb too.
Where is my camera?
Daughter and I sort more belongings
creating order and some peace.
A tooth disintergrated in my mouth
and I thumb through the telephone directory.
Did my dentist retire?
I make a late in the day trip to the recycle depot
and treat myself to a root beer float on the way home.
Summer heat is up
skies are blue and
the breeze is warm and dry
Does it get any better than this?
A stop along Sydney Avenue reminds me why I live here.
It's those mountains again.
How could I live with out them?

~ carliewired