Half Past Mourning (2012)
“Curled with her feet drawn up under her, Nina leaned back in the yellow rocking chair and watched the shadows grow shorter under the ancient hickory tree beside the house. Apricot and gold lantana banked solid mounds of color against the porch and down the walk, luring the first butterflies of the day.
Peter would be along soon, and they would begin their attempt at creating a rally team. Nina glanced over the instructions she’d borrowed from her uncle. She thought this one was a fairly easy ru...n over the low hills and country highways out in the county. Too bad the wildflowers had faded so much. Most of the bluebonnets were gone, only a few hiding in the cooler hollows of the hills. Still, the later flowers, a blanket of maize and purple covering the hills, would make a pretty drive. They should be able to finish the run by noon, before the worst heat of the day came down on them.
Stretched out on the porch railing, Sinbad posed so the sun would pour over his tatty fur. Nina rubbed his ragged ear, eliciting a contented rumble.MoreLess
Peter would be along soon, and they would begin their attempt at creating a rally team. Nina glanced over the instructions she’d borrowed from her uncle. She thought this one was a fairly easy ru...n over the low hills and country highways out in the county. Too bad the wildflowers had faded so much. Most of the bluebonnets were gone, only a few hiding in the cooler hollows of the hills. Still, the later flowers, a blanket of maize and purple covering the hills, would make a pretty drive. They should be able to finish the run by noon, before the worst heat of the day came down on them.
Stretched out on the porch railing, Sinbad posed so the sun would pour over his tatty fur. Nina rubbed his ragged ear, eliciting a contented rumble.MoreLess
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