Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Falling Fast & Falling Free

Mount Hood

I've been using the barter section of craigslist a lot lately. Today, I exchanged my gutter cleaning services for the new tent I'll be sleeping in for the next few weeks. On the way down from the roof, the extension ladder slipped out and I fell, catching shingles with my elbow and teeth.

When the crashing stopped, I was hanging on with one hand (the one that wasn't bleeding), until I got a grip and gently let myself down. Later, after I washed my wounds and readjusted the ladder's feet, I climbed back up and shot this photo.

There's the mountain, just to the right of the lamp post,
one hundred miles away from where I stand.

I'm moving away from that death trap, that sleeping thunderhead, away and back into the sea.

2 comments:

angela said...

dear justin,

you may very well be the most accident prone person in the universe. :) i am glad your bones are all intact.

your pal,

angelapangela

Anonymous said...

Good for people to know.