Over the hill and into the mud…

Last week’s Wednesday came up overcast, with fog on the straits, fog across the valley…

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…and lots of trucks [not shown] pulling the generally dry and sunny hill after Tuesday’s inclemencies;

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89 to Sierra Valley to 70 to 395…and north as far as Doyle, pavement’s end. Como lo usual.

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Lunched late at the NE corner of the Fort Sage Mountains overlooking Honey Lake Basin’s southeastern-most edge, followed by mudholes, potholes and a greasy road as far as Washoe County, after which things improved; a dozen miles in even better as the grader’d made a recent Sand Pass pass…

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Five hours from Benicia to the gate, unpacked accompanied by a chorus of coyotes and then spent the evening reading the Duncan/LeBaron “World Art Adventure” blog, a remarkable account of a remarkable trip…

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Thursday dawn walked spongy ground, soon to be muddy. Tracks of coyotes, deer and a human; Twisto checking ditchfllow.

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After the walk and unloading Linda’s glass and another six boxes of Autobios, a day of watercolors in the kitchen, reconnecting with paintings and…

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at last light towards the chairs with little Aggie before the sun broke through, symmetrically.

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Friday grey, grey all day;

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More of the same after a reroute of downspouts…

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…bits of rain just at dark, clearing to full moon [not shown] and mild temps.  Saturday showed windy and bright, with melty temps…

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[“Grama Seed”, 1993; one of my favorite LF sculptures]

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…worked on more shelves, the daily triptych, taking down and dating the last of the seventy-three from 2015, looking at paintings, other things…

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…ending again in chill winds, spits of rain…

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Sunday, sun;

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Shelves done for now; watercolors ongoing…

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Late afternoon walked to Parker Ranch to investigate gunshots but they proved to be fortuitously far south in the county gravel pit…

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The last of the Parker drill rigs, sinking into the sage at Dave’s and Monday, last of days, o-cast…

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…but broke out nicely by afternoon. Tasks done, last walk, last light on the Granites…

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Last light on the Granites…

 

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4 thoughts on “Over the hill and into the mud…

  1. Kirk Moore

    Misto, minimal fog to a rather wintery (but not snowy) stay at Wall. I’m going to check out that World Art Adventure Blog…soon I hope. Meanwhile…a good collection of photos and musings from out there. Thanks!

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