The Diary of Hardly
Date: Maybe this summer.
Deer Mr. Diary
The other day win I waz a commin back frum fishin, I drove by the Mandels place an I saw one uv their youngins layin on his back in the yard. I new rite away watt waz a goin on. He waz a lookin at clouds an day dreamin. Yes sir jist plane and simple day dreamin with his head in the clouds. Then I hit me like a ton uv bricks. I watched clouds 2 win I was a kid, an as I recollect I liked it so win I got back to Unkle Toms I got them fish cleaned an headed 4 that little noll out in the pasture.
Watt a day it waz. There waz huge big puffy Columbus clouds an they waz a driftin by on there way to sumplace else. I layed flat on my back an the first thing I saw waz the face uv a huge giant, but he changed his self into a castle rite away. No sooner had that castle gone by win I saw a rabbit, no it became a cangaroo, no it waz a changing again, but I didnt see coz it had pass by an there waz other clouds a commin. Next came a big cowboy hat that changed to a mushroom. I saw airplains, pretty wimmen, all kinds uv wildlife an more castles.
Mr. Diary, I jist layed there an watched the most beautimus show in the world. Them big white puffy clouds with that sky blue background waz sumthin 2 behold. I cant help but wonder where them clouds waz a goin. I jist hope they brought joy to others as they done 2 me.
Hardly
O, buy the way, jist so U no, they waz catfish, an I ain't a tellin ware it waz that I caught em coz Tallman will be a readin this.