The Wool Pooh

In his award-winning book "The Watsons Go To Birmingham, 1963," Christopher Paul Curtis wrote about "The Wool Pooh," an imaginary demon lurking in the river waiting to pull unsuspecting children down into the vortex. This picture started life as an innocuous lawn ornament. But I knew, as soon as I started to mess with it, that he had a dark side. So, with apologies to CPC, ladies and gentlemen, I give you: The Wool Pooh.

The Good Stuff:

The chicken chatter of children

kettle corn

pencil shavings

frog frenzies at midnight

tree canopy cathedrals

red-shouldered hawks

volunteers

packages on the porch

fried chicken

hibiscus