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<\/a><\/p>\nBUT, enough about that; another sort of aimless week of “life’s disappointingly muted crawl”*<\/p>\n
after the hail, yesss…<\/p>\n as the work went on along<\/p>\n with the continuing Vincie horse conundrum as well as a far easier trip into Walsenburg for groceries than was Westcliffe as not only is the selection of foodstuffs superior but the people too.<\/p>\n Things dried out, warmer than usual and as August began<\/p>\n \u00a0Dave<\/a> checked in from the Nevada desert,<\/a> overlooking our place under spotless skies;<\/p>\n miss it.\u00a0 Skies here vary,<\/p>\n under one of which we ventured, bearing gifts,<\/p>\n to Mike<\/a> and Nancy’s<\/a> for distanced outdoor dining…their arroyo as dry as our Dry Creek.<\/p>\n Days of sun, clouds, little rain, horses<\/p>\n and Other Creatures neverending.<\/p>\n Then there was Zoom…a discourse on Art easier to live through than the virtual Memorial<\/p>\n for an old pal’s son Sunday.<\/p>\n The creek, the creek; daily, drily<\/p>\n …not so dry as Duck Flat, but that was awhile<\/p>\n ago…as was the place where this happened,<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n