When she entered a room that he occupied,or he entered an orchard row in which she worked,they did not greet each other with words but touched an appendage of the other with their eyes, and could tell by the others expression or posture if they were pleased or discomfited or bothered,or if they were sated by the day's weather or by the other's presence.
I would love to read this.Nature is my favorite!
He had shielded her from so much already.Whatevee speech he directed at her, whatever he asked her to do, could bring a myriad of consequences.Oh he was tired of thinking about it all.How his words and deeds affected her trajectory.She watched him.The girl ,as ever,had this particular effect on him.He spoke things to her, when she solicited them,that he was unaware of even himself.Opinions.Long- held beliefs and judgements.
Mostly she learned from watching him.She watched him in everything she did,she was his shadow in the trees.
From the time she was a small girl,she wanted to be alone.The sound of other people's voices grated on her nerves.To interact with others who were Talmadge or Talmadge's father or sister,was torture to her.It subtracted days from her life.And so they walked;to find a place that would annihilate her,a place to be her home, and the home for her children.A place to show her children:and you belong to the earth, and the earth is hard.
