Where
the Blue Herons Dance
New Tales from the Gulf Coast
by Paul Estronza La Violette
Illustrated by Patricia Rigney
165 pp
$19.95 Hardback with Dust Jacket
© 2001 by Paul Estronza La Violette
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Table of Contents
Preface ... 1
No Flotsam, No Jetsam ... 8
Two Eggs Over Easy With Toast On The Side ... 11
Our Tyger ... 16
It Rained Last Night ... 21
Where the Blue Herons Dance ... 25
It Does Get Hot Here ... 30
Why Hello There, Mr. Catfish ... 35
Picture, Picture On The Wall ... 39
A Picture Album ... 44
Dust Bunnies ... 53
It Droppeth As The Gentle Rain ... 57
Patterns In The Sand ... 63
To Jennie With Love And Wet Kisses ... 70
Ours Is The Town Over Here ... 76
We're Going To Wish You A Merry Christmas ... 81
Death Of A Grebe ... 84
See The Mighty Puffer-Bellies ... 89
Inside A House On Easterbrook ... 95
"We Call These People ... 'Good Deed Doers'" ... 100
Holly And The Lost Art Of Conversation ... 105
The Oyster Boat ... 109
Call Me Mister ... 116
Dreams Of Flying ... 120
Where Are The Waves In Waveland? ... 125
Our Robins Fly North In Summer ... 130
Shore Kites, Beach Kites, Ocean Kites and River Kites ... 136
This Little Piggy Was Broken, This Little Piggy Was, Too ... 142
"Really? Well, We Had An Inch Just The Other Day ... 145
The Hinge Gets Oiled ... 150
Red Roses And Other Delights ... 154
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