The Joys of a Summer Evening . . .

• a chocolate chip smudge on the wall above the cooling rack -- the only trace of the cookies that Beans and Loula Belle made.
• sprinklers in a grain field catching the rays of the setting sun.
• sliding the windows open to let in the fresh breeze; knowing that by morning the house will be crisply cool.
• listening to the jangle of silverware and dishes as Lou unloads the dishwasher.
• hearing the hum of an airplane and wondering if Brad Wursten is up in his stunt plane.