well first off, fog is better in Benicia but
soon enuf
fog gone
and up the hill
we stopped off at Eagle Lakes to let the dogs out and were happy to see that the rude assholes who ran us off their so-called [but if so unposted] “private property” years ago have had their
gate that wasn’t there then dealt with, then also not only found gas to be a lot less in Reno
but after various errands at the museum [not shown]
discovered the fish and chips to be considerably superior as well.
1:37, back to the highways; 80 East,
447, Nixon,
447 north,
Gerlach and Wall Spring on the Smoke Creek Desert where
with morning
the success of Parsons’ Drilling was evident
although also the Damage of their driving out after Bomb Cyclone’s soakage.
Frogpond full, everything flowing through;
success.
That first afternoon I went to Parker to drop a package
and after finishing unloading the truck made it to the chairs at
day’s end, then began another of
messing about with cars, watercolors, lunch on December’s porch…all fine.
Still day, end of day
another one done [and an eloquent reason why I don’t feel I have to make paintings like the
above anymore]. Dry December; try December without a scrap of snow on Donner, uh-oh.
Happiness is water in the desert and gorgeous desert skies. The rest is noise….S.
Good news all around and glad you’re back. Time for a visit soon. I was booted out of my bookstore but the bookstore wasn’t booted out of me. My lease terminated September 30 are the landlord had other plans. He doesn’t know what he did. But I am slowly and carefully building a new inventory at home and will open bookstore from my house. Like Manuel’s Five Dog or Three Dog bookstore in Reno. More like a literary salon. Having a great time. Will open when I feel like it, probably April/May. Have been enjoying your posts. Thanks.
Heard you’d sold the store but glad to know it ain’t so…and that you’re having a great time. Literary salon or saloon? Interchangeable, maybe…anyway I’m only here briefly, dreadfully dry December, but show at NMA looks like it will be up for many months…
I just flew out of SFO on my way to Chicago and was pretty shocked by how dry and snowless the mountains were! Loved the shift from Linda’s white sculpture to the Frog Pond…and second to last image with the indescribable colored leaves.