Ten.One Thousand, Five Hundred & Seventy

1. Already 7am.

2. I stare out over the muddy water in the pond. I wonder how many months of rain it will take to make it clear again. Or will they find some way to filter it out?

3. Three day-old loaves and a box of fresh pastries.

4. I see that he has a basket full of advent calendars. The advent calendars are already out? Where did he get those?

5. Only two months.

6. Chainsaw.

7. Chicken noodle soup.

8. Can I do fast math in my head?

9. Tiny pink clouds on the horizon. I stare at them and everything around me fades away.

10. But also, I’m kind of glad it’s over. On to the next.