This next item is a snapshot of a day in my life.
One day in my life
Today was an average sort of day,
I got up at the crack of dawn- sleeping in for at least 10 minutes,
I put some clothes on and went for a walk outside,
I noticed the potatoes needed to be harvested so with fork and trowel I started.
Coming inside with a bucket of potatoes, it was time for breakfast,
Cereal with fruit and nuts topped with a dollop of yoghurt,
Sitting on the back veranda watching the rainbow lorikeets having their breakfast,
In amongst the blossoms in the tree tops tall.
I ponder the upcoming task of installing a new water line to the house,
The route that it would take,
The parts required, I draw up a list and consider the work involved,
Do I contract a ditch witch or do I attempt this task by hand.
It is 24 meters long with pipes and paths to navigate under and across,
And then the unknown pipes, I choose the more labour-intensive method,
I see it as the least chance of accidently breaking a pipe,
I think it’s a job for another day.
The grass is very high and needs to be cut,
So, I get the brush cutter all fuelled up and head down all geared up,
After about two hours I come in saturated in sweat on this sultry day,
I come in for a cool drink of homemade lemon cordial and carbonated water.
I step out of my sweat saturated cloths and jump into the pool for a cool reprieve,
The sun is hot, and the air is still,
I stay a while to enjoy and linger a little longer,
In my mind I hear a voice, there is work to be done.
I take a three-hour break and go inside to respond to messages and emails,
While at my desk I consider other projects, concepts and ideas
that are wanting to come into fruition flow through my mind,
I make some notes on scraps of paper,
Draw out designs and make a list of hardware that may be required,
Thinking about design, how will it come together,
Will it be glued, screwed, doweled, or nailed.
The time is moving on and the temperature is dropping below thirty,
so, I venture out again to consider what was not completed earlier.
By six thirty I am inside, and my darling wife has created a delicious meal.
How blessed am I, how fortunate am I to be alive today.
Luigi Giuseppe Vittorio
13 March 2023