Today I stared a little job July 26

today i started a little job, painting the fence around a corral for the most beautiful horses ive ever seen. ( $50,000 a pop for one)

i worked for 5 hours and earned $50 plus a bag of produce.

when i got back to the house i was sore and achey and tired. i figured it was from too much sun. I'd forgotten my hat.

It was a beautiful drive back. The light at 730 coming up the hill out of the valley into the foothills makes everything bright and hazy and the long shadows give them an extra dimension and is just surreal. unfortunately i couldn't pull over, the traffic behind me was trying to go too fast. ANd i don't know the spots yet.

When i got here , i had to return a couple of calls, from Larry and Careen and while pacing the back yard with the phone to my ear i could see one of the fawns in the middle of the meadow. I think it was his first outing....out of the thicket into the clearing. by the way he was acting looking around . wanting to jump but holding himself back. I moved around to get a better view and what a great delight........2 bucks, one doe and 2 fawns grazing. then the little fawns started jumping around each other.

i stepped on an acorn popping it loudly and they stopped and all moved closer to the forest .

it was 101 in Oroville at 7. white hot heat. dry. I love it here.
Love the town, the ride back to the mountains, the cool air at night. When i look straight up out of the bedroom window at night you can see swaths of fuzzy stars, like shimmering gauze, a bit of the milky-way.

the only thing i don't like is being alone at night.
im a little eerie.....maybe its still that estrogen overdose working on my imagination or nerves.
that's the news today.




PS Mary did you know Garrison Keillor is coming to Chico this fall, so is Jackson Brown and Keb Mo.

love you guys
sal