I leaned forward to see if I saw the train, but there was nothing in
either direction. Grumbling and growling, I sat back to wait. About
then a monarch butterfly flittered by, following along the tracks. As
soon as it had passed, the flashing lights and clanging stopped, and
the arms of the half gates opened.
Penelope
--
"Maybe you'd like to ask the Wizard for a heart."
"ElissaAnn" <eli...@everybodycansing.com>
> About
> then a monarch butterfly flittered by, following along the tracks. As
> soon as it had passed, the flashing lights and clanging stopped, and
> the arms of the half gates opened.
And you know, if only it had flittered by the other way, it'd have
created an earthquake in China.
Guy
>
>I was on my way back from motor pool yesterday; and as I approached
>the train crossing, with much clanging and flashing of lights, the
>arms of the half gates came down. I hate this crossing, if you get
>caught there, you can usually expect a wait of 20 or 30 minutes.
>
>I leaned forward to see if I saw the train, but there was nothing in
>either direction. Grumbling and growling, I sat back to wait. About
>then a monarch butterfly flittered by, following along the tracks. As
>soon as it had passed, the flashing lights and clanging stopped, and
>the arms of the half gates opened.
I saw Monarchs in the back yard the other day and thought of him.