Their startling purple flowers were shadowed as the sun slipped toward the forest not far away. She breathed their perfume as it drifted across the po...ch. It was going to be a beautiful evening. She was relieved as she realized that he was exactly as he had described himself. Not very tall, but powerfully built, distinguished looking. Hair dark, greying at the temples. A man at the peak of his powers, in his late forties, confident, strong in ways other than physical. His limp, slight, somehow. It glowed briefly and then extended outward into a ten foot pole, small inch long bumps alternating up the sides every foot created a ladder of sorts. Leaning it against the wall and onto the trellis above the lintel, I remove my waistcoat, carefully roll it, and secure it to a loop on the back of my vest, then begin my climb.As I ascended the ladder the vines on the trellis began to vibrate violently, signalling the next challenge in my quest. I stopped short as the creepers began moving. As I stepped out the door my eyes made contact with the couple in the spot across from us. They were seated on folding chairs reading; one a book, the other a newspaper. Both looked up as I exited, they smiled and waved: I returned the gesture. I have found that most of the RV travelers are a friendly lot, so I attached little significance to this greeting. I took a short stroll deciding that a longer stroll would be better after sunset. After being imprisoned in the drivers seat all day, I. He was one of those human anomalies capable of providing conversational fodder long after normal topics have been extinguished. When he spoke, he either entertained, or frightened people.“It takes a licking and still keeps ticking! Boy what a chip off the old block. I think I’ve got it! Who knew? Do you have a cough due to cold? Does your get up and go, get up and leave? NBC? Must see TV!Born in the south, he lived forever with an anachronistic name that, had he been even remotely normal, would.