open windows and other inane stuff

I cant say 
I totally remember 
what
 the reminders of
 'cycles' and 'knuckles' 
was 
for  

I do think 
I know 
where
 I heard them

 its summer in the city 
all hot and gritty 
windows need to be opened 
screens
 put in 
to keep 
the flying things
 out
 the cats need to sit in the sun
be admired
 and 
occasionally catch a moth
 we have a tree right outside the living room windows
 which seems to be home
 to every 
Miller moth 
on the 
UWS of Manhattan 

eventually
 it gets too hot 
the AC gets installed
 then
 there is 
only
 one window 
for the cats to share 
and
 its closed

I should get a gold in digressing

bear with me 
I am getting there

our friends 
B&D 
who own the building 
recently sold their
 'weekend' home in Connecticut 
 filled with art
 both in the house and on the property
one of the outdoor pieces 

not such a great photo taken with Instagram because I keep forgetting to take a photo with the BIG camera


 now resides 
outside 
underneath
 a window
 in 
our 
living room

there's a wrought iron fence
 (and gate) 
enclosing it 
should someone decide to try
to steal it
 they'd better have a crane
 its
 that 
heavy

anyway

its presence has caused many to stop in their tracks and admire it 
vocally
muttering to themselves
whaaaa?
huh?
or
 to their companions
did you see this?
how long has it been there?
hey, I never noticed that before
etc

voices carry

hello, we're in here,
we can hear 
(and see) 
you
(we live on the ground floor)
it can be very comical

one evening two men stopped to wonder out loud
how it had got inside the fence
eventually
 they did notice the gate
I do believe 
this led them
 to discuss bicycles
 or 
maybe it was some other people
 as for the
 knuckles
 I am still working it out

can you believe the milage I am getting out of two words?


I noticed this vendor at yesterday's street fair


I am not sure
 if that's a comment 
on lack of interest
 at his/her wares 
or
just the way he/she holds 
the newspaper

I'll leave you to decide
thanks for coming along
it really is more fun with you!