dirt crust on the hill --

climbing it

it slips

-- enjoying the struggle;

recent rain

 

flat limestone rocks, his

makeshift retaining wall;

we remember

wobbling on top it

62 years ago

 

homemade snake pit:

cranky snakes --

afraid to feed them,

we do our homework;

late afternoon sun

 

constant ear infections

 

my old specimen boxes

cannibalized 

for cotton