5:19
Friday
afternoon I made one last attempt to capture with my camera the “Navasota Sparkles” as they passed
over my new mural. I have become fascinated with what some very reflective windows
across the alley in cooperation with the changing sun do to the artwork. I had
discovered that the last sparkle that starts with Blind Willie Johnson around 3:30 migrates
and centers (more or less) over the beer clock by Tom Shaw at approximately
5:19. So I painted the hands on the clock accordingly. That was pretty neat I
thought. You can read all about the new mural @ http://navasotamusicmural.blogspot.com/
Then when I
woke up early this morning, my head full of profound experiences from an especially exciting weekend, my fingers itching
to type them out. I lay there wondering whether I should roll over or get up and write. Which would it be? Soon I obediently hopped out of bed and glanced at the clock. It was
5:19.
So here we
go, whatever that means.
Profound may
be an understatement for my experiences, but since I easily dance on the precipice of overstatement,
I will have to try to control myself and allow you to judge for yourself. Here is the thing- I am
fortunate enough to get to follow stories, much like a hunter after prey, as they unfold, partly because I have studied history and have learned how to transect with it… and partly
because, as I have often observed, I have the gift of finding, and you will see that sometimes I get a lot of help. Forest Gump has
got nothing on me…
