with nothing to do but notice
"the trees are all stripped bare along the frontage. inert wind machines rise at acre intervals above the orchard files, a long time from blowing smudge. with the season spun down quiet, and spraying stopped, insects have hatched thick. they swarm close in the last bars of daylight, back-lit between west-trending rows. i can hear bats snatch them. the light tick of each kill a sound you wouldn't register unless you knew what it told of. unless you'd sat out nights with nothing to do but notice." ~Benjamin Jahn
Posted by jeff pitcher at November 14, 2003 01:39 PM
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my god, the monochromatic blues in this photo is absolutely breathtaking. simple everyday surrounding, nothing spectacular, nothing extravagant. but it’s the “moment” one can feel in it that enraptures. this photo shall be painted. thank you for the inspiration.
Posted by: hidden dragon at November 14, 2003 04:04 PM
That fucker Ben sure can write a mean sentence. I wish he had a website with some stories up so that people could taste his weird brilliance.
Posted by: Christian Kiefer at November 15, 2003 09:59 PM
