It was a shockingly beautiful day today.
The rest of the set here
We had high winds all day gusting to 60 mph. Along with the fires up in Malibu and out in Fontana, we got one of our own between Santiago Canyon and Irvine. It’s almost 9:30 pm and the temp is 76F, wind is in the 30 mph range, and there’s a choking stench of smoke. [...]
It’s not my pilot light or the thermocouple. I’m not getting any gas at all. It’s probably the gas pipe itself. To avoid blowing myself up or calling the plumber unnecessarily, I schedule an appointment with the Gas Company. This requires that I remain in the house from 7 am to possibly 8 pm tomorrow. [...]
Broiled T-Bone steak with peppercorn sauce Fried “Burro” bananas with lemon juice, pepper, a little sugar Fresh tomatoes sliced with a little olive oil Dinner for sainted mother same, except shrimp sauteed in olive oil with black pepper replacing steak. Dinner for cat: Feline K/D (chicken). Dinner for moths outside: bonk bonk bonk bonk on [...]
More on my Flickr, including a pic of Anna the Almost Wolf.