welcome welcome

our room acquired a live-in guest yesterday:
Bearded Dragon named "mr. beetle"
"mr." being the middle name.
he's easy to handle, clinging to hands desperately
but has giddy moments when left alone in the terrarium
loveable really

visited the art gallery with my friend today
was refreshing in every way
though we may not receive all the messages
the painting sought to convey
especially when they took on forms unimaginable to all
save the artist herself

our stay at the gallery lengthened
due to unexpected thunderstorm
soaked, we spent an hour in the restroom
drying ourselves with the overworked hand dryer
a thousand apologies
(we'll remember to bring umbrellas next time)