Luminescent

Today I frightened a Girl Scout, although I didn't mean to. I startled myself, too. I opened the door to step out and almost stepped into her. The little curtain made from an old Totes scarf was covering the glass pane in the door. She may have rung the doorbell, but it's as old as the house and doesn't work. She may have been affixing a little yellow thank-you tag to the doorknob. We both jumped back. She and her mother were on the porch to collect a sack of items for the Capital Area Food Bank. Those unable to stop by the event tonight were asked to leave a sack at their doorstep. Tonight's event is a more intimate and friendly Austin Trail of Lights, in Stacy Park. Seeking donations for the food bank, Austin's own Girl Scout Troop 1217 has installed over 600 luminarias or farolitos in the park, where there will be hot chocolate and cider on tap, along with plenty of carol-singing around the campfire. It all happens tonight, as soon as it begins to get dark, from Woodland/Annie to Big Stacy Pool.