unplanned

'twas my intention to find signs of spring

as i wandered around the marsh/bird sanctuary in town

there were a few, like pussy willows, Canada geese

and a representative group of the local duck community

testing their water wings on a small space of unfrozen pond

but my camera would not cooperate

and i was ready to pack it in

it insisted on focusing on what i did not want to focus on

when i heard a young burble gurgle of a tiny waterfall

sight unseen

i followed my ears

and got closer

then this old bridge appeared

i wondered why it was there

on a path that came from the high school on the left

and the arena on the right

but led to seemingly nowhere

all the while appreciating my luck

i stepped from one rotten old plank to the next

each one feeling like spongy peat under my feet

i had visions of a troll's gnarly claws catching my foot

and breaking my ankle

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cause that's just the kind of thing i would do

ask anyone who knows me



anyways, i followed the mushy bridge,

got a wet shoe, sock and foot and a muddy knee and shin

nothing that won't clean up

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my camera stayed dry

(priorities)

 and lo and behold

i found that it was not a nasty old troll's bridge after all

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but a kite-eating partner of Charlie Brown's kite-eating tree!!

how lucky for me!