Mottled sunshine, Anthony Adverse in Africa and

'Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.' Ever since I met

Jitterbugperfume here on DU I have been reading

Tom Robbins now and then. Today I am outside

sitting in the cool air and bright sunshine reading

'Cowgirls'. The bright sunshine reflecting from the

pages of my book causes me to move into a shaded

area. The sun filtering through the leaves of the shading tree

casts mottled light and shadow across the pages of my book.

Staring off into the distance I reflect on another mottled time.

I am a child reading 'Anthony Adverse in Africa' by the

light of a kerosene lamp. In the book Anthony is laying with a beautiful

African woman, the moonlight is filtering through the

window casting mottled light on the naked body of the beautiful

young woman.

Heavy reading for a ten year old. Long time ago.

Think I will go sit out there a while longer.

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don't you just love it

I'll bet you were a rascal at ten!!