baking bread unplugged
An old discarded commercial range is most ideal since it has safety features built-in, vented and is already insulated. There is not much one needs to do besides supplying a heat source using charcoals or wood. I added granite tiles in place of a baking stone to bake on. Once I figured out the correct amount of coals to heat the oven to 450F, the oven will hold that temperature as long as the coals last, up to 2.5 hours. Most rustic type breads are baked for 40-45 minutes at 450F
a cool glass of water
Laid out for all eyes
Under an unsympathetic
Sun’s daily march overhead
Brown, red, dirt and rock
Sprinkled with gray grass
And worn trees is a
Manmade landscape
Cleaned by goats
Here is clarity
Limited only by
Your attention span
Living things were erased
Only deep gulches
And dry streams remember
Left for dead? Hardly
Its inhabitants are hidden
Specialists focused on living
Pure survival
You must wander into
That heat tracked by thirst
Until your mind begs for shade
Only then, will you learn
To taste a cool glass of
Water
