CLOSAT - A IS FOR ACTION

Observations
Hear: Carpentry noises - hammer, saw, swearing, banging, wood, birds singing, lawnmower, kids talking and screaming, "Tommy won't give it back!" "I got the ball!", leaves rustling, cars and trucks driving past, sheep bleating, dog barks, crying child, adult yelling "Get inside! Now!" gravel, car door slamming, car motor revving, car leaving driveway
Smell: grass, wood, dusty, eucalyptus, smoke, sheep, gasoline/petrol, sheep poo, rotten meat, roast meat, exhaust fumes
Touch: Bark - rough, hard and cold, like scabbed tissue under my hands.
Flower petals - soft, silky, damp yet dry. Alive, I can feel the water in it. Feather - Soft, light, barely-there lines of stiff all-one-way feathery, but with a sharp, blunt point and dry, scaly hard, but softish. Tickles my hand, soft sweepy and rush of air.
See: Little girl in a bright red shirt and skirt, climbing on an a-frame which is new, metallic, glinting in the sun. Little boy in a green jumper runs over and tries to push her out of the way as he climbs, but she clings on tightly and keeps climbing.
A galah is on the grass, eating something off the ground. Looks like a biscuit or piece of cake or something like that. It's grey and pink and feathery. Pretty. Only the one though. odd.
A line of ants are climbing around the base of a tree where someone has spilt a milkshake, probably strawberry flavour - it's red. Some of them are carrying bits of food and one looks like it was stepped on at one point, moving really slow and with crooked legs.
An old man is pushing a lawnmower across his lawn. Takes a minute to adjust a dial on the side, then keeps pushing. He's got almost no hair and a squashed nose. Wearing brown trousers and a navy striped and collared t-shirt. White runners. Maybe a hearing aid? He's got something on his ear.
Red car drives past, with three men in it. It's sleek, but needs a good wash - covered in red dirt - probably from driving on dirt roads. One of them had a hand hanging out the window. Green t-shirt. IRT-241, Victorian plates. "The place to be."
Old tree looks like a good wind would push it over. Eucalyptus. Multiple trunks - more like they split at some point. Five main ones. The branches are all droopy, but there's not many leaves on it. It must be sick.
New concrete pavement. Someone tried to draw a penis on it while it was wet, but the tip is missing. TB 4 AT. It's lighter than the rest. It was probably broken at one point.

Action: Writing on wet concrete.

Observations:
Hear: splashing water, children playing, spluttering, wind rustling leaves, coughing, metal clanking, "Got it!" buzzing from insects.
See: greenish grass, brother jumping in the pool, children swimming, woman floating on pink floaty, tall trees, small insect scurrying around puddles of water, poofy clouds.
Touch: rippling cool water lapping at my feet, warm wind on my face, hot sun on my head, solid wooden bench - rough in places, soft beach towel - a little worn with a frayed end.
Smell: clorine, smoke, trees.

Action: Swimming in the cool pool water.

Observations:
-Hear: Big dogs barking, small dogs barking, my mom saying bye, truck motors, leaves rustling, doors closing, sandals on gravel, slippers on carpet, glass bottles
-Smell: Pepsi, wind, Ritz crackers, paper, grass, my stinky shirt LOL.
-Touch: aluminum Pepsi can- cool and smooth, plastic (?) slippers- flexible and comfy/slightly foamy, fabric lawn chair- rough and hurts my back (lol), burning hot sun- really hot and blinding, paper-back library book- dirty and worn out
-See: my mom's SUV, weird beetle, family walking, kids on tricycles, box of Ritz crackers, Pepsi can, buff dude w/ shades, my patchy mofo lawn, trucks, boat

Action: Taking a nice, zen, slow blink that lasts 1.2345678911 seconds to close my eye; then 1.1987654321 seconds to gently open it to the flowing summer wind. I will then proceed to look at my patchy mofo lawn.

Observations:
See: Sunlight leaves shadows from hedgerows which surround the garden, but otherwise makes garden blinding to look at; patio is comprised of rectangular orange and brown rocks covering all of the flooring in the large square area, sun colours it in such a way that makes it painful to view; hedgerows which surround two sides of the garden are dark green with small firs, whereas the hedges at the back are bright with large leaves; the fourth side of the garden is enclosed by the tall house with glass doors - need a wash; neglected birdhouse on the side of the wall with one bit of wood missing making it unusable; bug crawling on paper, shortly followed by bug smeared over paper; reflection of self and garden in glass doors of house, sun is reflecting brightly from hair.
Smell: Freshly cut grass smell, mainly outdone by smell of fumes from cars; burning rubber.
Hear: Plane rumbling overhead, sound coming from the sky; cars passing by and bumping over a certain rock in the road each time, a satisfying "ka-dunk" sound is made; birds, sparrows specifically, chirping between two hedges; sound of motorbike approaching from the far distance; train on tracks coming and swiftly going; loud, whiny moped sound lingering in the background; wind chimes faintly chatter.
Feel: Ants climbing over bare feet; a slight, cooling breeze sails past frequently, feels very gentle; stabbing pain in bottom of foot from hard rocks; patio feels rough and grainy, very much like bits of sand caught up amongst the paving.

Action: a bug being crushed to death

Notes:
Waves, quiet, birdsong, gulls, geese.

Action: Strolling along the sunset swept beach of Turtle Bay, Oahu, Hawai'i.

Notes:
poop on grass, dew on grass, broken sidewalk, dirty houses, legs hurt, yanked along on a leash, yanking along on a leash

Action: Walking your dog.

Observations:
Sights:
Huh. Probably need to change that bird bath water at some point.
Wait, what's that lawn chair doing in the porch? Oh. Right.

Sounds:
The mechanism of the garage door going up, then down. That's not me, though! Honest!
Birds chirping.
I hear a car revving up it's engine somewhere.
That was totally an airplane just then.

Resulting action: A mechanism's engine revving up.

Observations:
sights: Group of identically-dressed female university graduates leaving a job fair; rows of bicycles parked outside pachinko parlour; shifty looking salaryman going into one of the (many) soaplands near my apartment; taxies queuing up outside the station.
sounds: hum of air-conditioner; cacophony from inside pachinko parlour as I walk past; street hawkers trying to get salarymen into their karaoke bars; ambulance siren and recording warning drivers.
smells: Curry rice from CocoIchiban; the smell that comes following heavy rain.
touch: My feet feel the bumpy yellow lines in the train station for blind people.

event: Someone singing karaoke

Nootes:
Sight: A party room, an outside table with a some chairs, come couches in the outside, many people celebrating a wedding in the inside.
Sounds: Persons, Music
Smells. Cigarette and the smell of an approaching rain
touch: My butt was feeling a comfortable couch

action: Smoking a cigarette