Alien Romance, the daily comic strip

[gs_silva]

Jon hands his sandwich to the cashier, leaning on his crutch with his forearm (I need practice drawing that - it's mostly obscured here, though) while Sarah stands by him holding a bottle of Coke.

"Can I carry your stuff?" Sarah asks too eagerly.

"Hold on, Sarah," Jon says.

"How 'bout this Coke? I'll carry this Coke," she insists.

They head to one of the tables, Sarah clutching the Coke and staring awkwardly as Jon shuffles with some effort to their destination.

Then they're seated, and Jon relaxes and smiles a bit. "Okay, lunchtime. Just in time for break to end."

"It's all right. They'll understand," says Sarah.

"You don't have an excuse," says Jon.

"Good point! Here's your Coke! Gotta go!" Sarah hands him the bottle.

***

It's a wintry mix day here, more ice than snow. School was delayed, but it was only worse when the guys left. Now it's looking a little better. It's amusing how they still yell at each other to look at the time, don't forget this, did you check that, even with 2 hours' delay. But we all do that, I suppose. It's not about what time the clock reads. It's about how much time you give yourself between starting to get ready, and needing to go.

Guilty as well!

The hawthorn tree is alive with birds. I didn't buy any birdseed this winter because we had a bumper crop of acorns and hawthorn berries, and I piled a lot of the grasses and flowers that had gone to seed in the back to make a dead hedge, and it's a lot. Hopefully enough. In a sense, I'm not sure I want to entice wildlife to my yard, because my neighbors rely on chemicals to keep their lawns golf course quality, and it leaks onto my property on both sides. But I think the hawthorns are safe to eat, at least.

Comments

[moth2fic]

I'm sure the hawthorns are safe! Hopefully the chemicals will have stayed near the lawns and if they had reached the trees you'd have seen some damage. Your own pile of stuff should be safe too. The birds need food and if they don't come to your yard they'll be just as likely to go to other places with chemical seepage. Good luck!

Thoughts

[ysabetwordsmith]

>> "You don't have an excuse," says Jon. <<

One of many reasons why disabled people have a hard time making friends -- even if someone is willing, they may not be allowed due to time constraints, segregated seating, etc.

>> The hawthorn tree is alive with birds. <<

Yay!