windshield fixated on the numerous switchbacks carved into the green vegetated hillside that emerged through the damp vaporous atmosphere. The summit above‚ hidden by a sea of clouds‚ the spectacle caught Holly by surprise generating a wake-up call. From her backseat position‚ “We’re climbing that?” she inquired with a tentative tone. In a matter of fact tone and without breaking his stare‚ “ya”‚ answered her Uncle Jack. Arriving at the trailhead at 4‚300 feet above sea level‚ a quick glance at my
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theatres‚ nearly 200 art galleries‚ and more than 26 miles of lakefront” (cityofchicago.org‚ p. 1). From experience‚ on every block‚ Chicago has a Walgreens or Starbucks which makes it hard for a first time visitor to the city of Chicago. Chicago also contains huge malls inside of towers and gigantic buildings. By the time one is done shopping they are already trying to find the way they came in the store. From experience‚ the shop of Macy’s was four stories tall and had many different departments on each
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am originally from Sioux City‚ Iowa which is known as “Little Chicago”. Sioux city is a small city with a population of 82‚459. Sioux city is the fourth largest city in Iowa and is known for having a large volume of cornfields. I have lived in Sioux City my whole entire life and it is a boring city. There isn’t much someone could do. Downtown is small and we don’t have a lot of varieties of restaurants to choose from. Then are mall only has one floor and has a few stores to shop from and the only
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individuals who volunteer to serve in the elite Army Special Forces Green Berets. Just as many people before me pushed themselves to the absolute limit; I was about to experience my own test of will. Camp Mackall airfield is located a mile or so from the main training area. The airfield is surrounded on all sides by the thickest pine forest‚ one that you would think wasn’t by accident. The thick
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From my chair‚ I can see and experience the whole expanse of the field. I listen to the softball soundtrack of bats slapping against the ball‚ runners crashing into the bases‚ cheering from the fans‚ and familiar grunting coming from the pitcher’s mound. Until the end of the game‚ I clap and bellow‚ guzzling my Pepsi. The umpire calls our player out on a slide home
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fragment of what I thought I needed but in all reality became as pointless as the conclusion to book that I’ll never finish My father has managed for eighteen years to be a part of my life without being a part of my life. He lives right around the corner from me in a two story home that’s painted light brown. It looked like s fluffy double stacked pancakes and when the sun hit the satellite dish on the top of the roof it made the top half of the house shine like syrup running off the top. For a while all
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“Walking on Ice” In the calm and chilling winter of the end of the year. My friends and I were walking back home from Friday prayer at the Masjid. We walked on down the road until we approached the river bank where it was arctic and barren along the shore. Suddenly‚ my friend had the idea of crossing the river to getting home faster seeking a new experience of adventure. I already assumed the situation could be a lot worse than that‚ but we shouldn’t live in fear‚ I thought. Before I knew it‚ I was
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magnificent sauce‚ tender chicken‚ and mixed vegetables. This blend of ingredients contributes the flavor‚ texture‚ and appearances of the pasta. Just because the sauce isn’t an attractive color‚ which is an dull white with drops of grey from mushrooms and specks of green from the broccoli .The creamy fettuccini sauce itself is so tantalizing it’s truly what I call the cream of the crop. Added to the sauce is a mixture of mozzarella‚ ricotta‚ and provolone cheese along with sautéed mushrooms and sun dried
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are two white chairs and a white round table on the porch‚ the table has a small plant in the middle in a decorative flower pot. As I walk to the door‚ I can smell the aroma of food in the air. The warmth from the cinnamon in the sweet potato pie that’s baking in the oven spices from the fried chicken that’s cooking on the stove top‚ the collard greens that are cooking low with neck bones‚ the sweet smell of those soft moist strawberry muffins‚ and the hint of sugar that’s placed in the cheesy
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their beds. The clouds amass over Miss Elaine‚ who dreams of engineering. She wants to tinker with gears and toys‚ and earn herself a living. Her dreams are filled with numbers‚ drawings of wheels‚ and engines. Her minds glimmers like a golden castle from all the unspoiled ambitions. Yet‚ her improper dreams won’t last the night‚ because the past the rats have always won. The clouds grow over her with a quickening pace‚ and the rats invade her mind. She was slumbering softy with tinkering on her mind
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