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<\/a><\/p>\nthe abandonment of the pack as we were soon off to the ‘burg, everyone friendly as usual<\/p>\n
at the dump though Safeway’s patrons seemed uncommonly pinched and mean.\u00a0 Perhaps they were Trumplicans, resentful the staff remained masked, though they could have just as easily been paranoid small town opioidists…or Texas Tourists, come to think of it.<\/p>\n We collected our groceries, checked on the ‘bib and started for home behind a typical summer visitor.\u00a0 Like they say, if you ain’t the lead horse…the view’s always the same.<\/p>\n By lunchtime it darkened and afternoon again brought us<\/p>\n steady rain followed by morning sun, subsequently more afternoon rains which<\/p>\n sometimes cleared enough for outdoor dining but sometimes, though the smoke<\/p>\n somewhat cleared, didn’t and we’d dine in, dinner with company not once but twice in the course of the week leaving a grand total of three days free two of which were, for me, somewhat diminished due to too much fun entertaining, or trying to be entertaining…<\/p>\n The scenery remained ever entertaining of course,<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n