Three dog beds, wind in the trees and birds sing in the morning, but he’d spent years in silence anyway…old for a long time [cue Dave Alvin here]. That third bed turned up under ours trying
to find one the girl could bear to sleep on, sad, sad, but the sun came up, the crits came out
and on we went, a day or so later walking out to the Jupiter to pick some to burn
in farewell, later watched the Milky Way rise [between moons] and thanked him for being.
L. remained busy
and dust was intermittent
or not.
Tuesday was a town day, a bit out of sync these slightly dazed days but days nonetheless,
so to Winnemucca, by the High Road
with Sight-Seeing in scenic downtown Sulphur on the way over
to the DMV, groceries and Lunch.
Subsequently south and west to Imlay, north and west
to Imlay Summit
and the [other] High Road from Rosebud Canyon
to Sulphur and, yet again,
[on their own, and then some]
the High Road west as far as Trego
until the Relief of the Playa…no road, no Burners, no problem.
In retrospect we shoulda jumped on at Cholona and avoided the washboards
but home nonetheless by four.
Life goes on. Of course.
I like those shots “out there” on the playa….L and dog… sweet.
And the Repo’s reflection flipped right-side-up…nice.
Two hits of Sulphur on the big town trip to the DMV shows June mid-day light sans shadows; quite harsh. But what’s the story with the two-story No Shortcuts, No Harm building in Winnemucca? A new church?
Blasting along the Black Rock without Burners reminds me of our travels with Chevy truck and VW bug…… good times!
Some poignant images reflecting the prevailing mood. I am not sure I have ever seen the view of the house from afar but it is lovely. Can’t resist commenting on the oft photographed “Greek” column sculpture – so solid in life, so tenuous as a shadow.
Lefty
So sad for you. Dave Alvin’s lovely song (new to me) remarkably poignant and, well, moving under the circumstances. Didnt expect to tear up lying in bed this chilly Sunday morning in Glen Ellen. Well chosen. Helps your friends more fully appreciate your loss. Plus the usual beautiful photos. All soulful.
Love, Paul
I teared up making and revisiting those posts myself…not to mention, well, the Dave Alvin, which is from “Ashgrove”, a CD of many excellent storytelling songs of which another, “Everett Ruess”, seminal to the very early Lefty experience, which will be referenced in due course, and explained. “The Man in the Bed” wasn’t exactly my favorite when I first heard it some fifteen years ago, but it certainly resonates now on so many levels. Thanks Paul and enjoy Glen Ellen…