sunday sunset

Thanksgiving and Tilden

Did not remember to take photos until more than halfway through the hike. I could have gotten some shots of goats and sheep and pigs and chickens. Not to mention more shots of the humans who were there with me. But that's the way it goes, sometimes.

Now I am in a hazy state, unable to focus but not unhappy about it. I might be able to convince myself to drive over the bridge so I can see Linda and Isabel and anyone else who shows up. I might not be able to do it, though. It hasn't been raining since this morning. Alka and I went for a walk at midday with the sun fully out. We met Brad at Flora Grubb, where he selected new succulents for his small white windowboxes, with the help of Flora herself. After that, I came home. And I haven't done much of anything since. I only just washed the breakfast dishes, and there weren't many of those. Maybe tomorrow I will be motivated to roast and bake and write a message on a card that I can send to Elizabeth.

Maybe it will be raining all day tomorrow, so I won't feel like I might want to go outside. If at least one set of possibilities is ruled out I might be better able to choose from among the rest.

There were two ducks on Jewel Lake. A random woman who happened to be standing near us said that it was a male and a female. Both ducks made frequent dives and remained under water for what seemed like a long time.

Someone tell me, please: Should I go? 

random

He stopped next to me at the light, and when he took his hands off the handlebars and shook them, they seemed boneless. But they couldn't have been, because when the light went green he regained his grip and rode off ahead of me.

Tonight I yelled at a guy I saw outside my house and then he said "Discreet?" and I realized he was from the critter control company. I still feel terrible about it. 

late fall already

Mid-November and the days getting shorter. The end of year always surprises me. I am not ready for thanksgiving or xmas (though I did decide to spend it with the family). But time does not care whether I'm ready or not.

Christi will start working on the kitchen/laundryroom remodel in February. I'm excited and anxious. There will be a lot of costs to cover and decisions to make, and what if we have a huge earthquake? And so on. But the money won't matter once it's been spent. And with a little bit of Bach and sunsets like this recent one, I can usually calm myself.