Jun 7 2005
Seeds
The maple tree in our garden covered our (Ikea) garden table with hundreds of pods. It feels a bit like fall but it is definitely summer.
Our landlord wants to cut the tree down. I’ll seriously miss it.
Jun 7 2005
The maple tree in our garden covered our (Ikea) garden table with hundreds of pods. It feels a bit like fall but it is definitely summer.
Our landlord wants to cut the tree down. I’ll seriously miss it.
Jun 7 2005
ER
The boy on his bike came from behind a large tree. Suddenly he cycled off the sidewalk onto the bicycle path, just 2 meters in front of me. I braked with all force I had in me. My bicycle stopped, I didn’t. I landed head first, flat on my face, with my hands still holding my handle bar. A bit like diving into a pool without water. Fortunately I was wearing a helmet, that took part of the impact.
´Monsieur, vous Ítes correct ?ª
´Non…ª
Passing doctor on bike examins me.
Ambulance, but no siren.
Emergency room, long wait. 20 X-rays, multiple times because the processing machine ate first batch of films. Nothing broken, only bruises and chafed skin on face and fore arms. Nose swollen and glasses scratched and deformed. And I don’t have the name or phone number of that kid to make him (or his parents) pay for my expenses.
Left the ER after more than 7 hours.
But it could have been far worse.
By mare • english •