After our walk,
Harriet and I proceed northwest on Allison for errands,
and neither of us at the time perceive that the blue sky and distant cloud streaks are
fronted by a more tell-tale white smoky foreground.
Indeed,
we procede
merrily
on our
way,
again not noticing
upon our return.
It is only
toward the end ot this
beautiful, blissful evening
that we get word of fire breaking out again at the north end of Pleasants Valley, in the Quail Canyon region.
Before this,
take a stroll northwest and southeast on Arcadia
(not quite the idyllic land of
southern Greece's central Peloponese Peninsula, but close enough -- weatherwise, at least...),
from Nut Tree to
Woodstock
(OK, images of these two,
as well) --
then,
southeast on the latter,
past the
semi-public park to
Alameda
(and, again).
Is this
trespassing upon return?
Probably not,
as we are residents of the general area --
on the 80th day of summer,
high up 5 to 90...
the birthdays of
Albrecht Durer (1471-1528 [Self-Portrait at 28, 1500]),
Henri Rousseau (1844-1910 [Self-Portrait as Orchestra Conductor, 1893]),
Heinz Holliger (b. 1939), and
David Crumb (b. 1962).
Meanwhile, completetly update the complete Works site for
The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Op. 116 (2004),
edit pages 11-12 of
Viola Concerto ("Felicitations"), Op. 119 (2004)
I. Allegro moderato
and page 3
Saint Paul Suite, Op. 145 (2007)
V. Lydia / In Prison,
and do what's necessary re
Book of Dreams, 2022, Op. 376 (2022)
May 20-21 (Harriet Discovers Old Love Note Emails That We Sent to Each Other, 22 Years Ago,
We Respond Accordingly)... Problems Uploading Pictures to Blog...
5pm Hard to Know What to Say, Kid... One Random Touch Results in All Icons Dropping to
Bottom of Computer / IPhone Screen...
1am A New Real-Estate Development, Between Laptop Computers... Bette's Not So Sure...
3am Need for a Per Diem and Sycophantry...
Items Perched Precariously Atop Ladder on Sun Porch...
4am Garbage Barge...
6am Seeing Old Friend John Mednick in SF, Subway System (not BART,
So Must Be Somewhere Else by Now) Shuts Down Again, and What Can We Do
(Actually Let John and Friend Go On), Was Trying to Take Bus, Escape w/ Another Friend
Out of Side Door, to Alley, Worker Leaving, He Goes Through Security Gate, and
Luckily, We Can, Too... Then Back In and Around (Bus Again --
Caught Something Open-Air Tram-Like Earlier).... Thoughts of High Times and Goat Hall...
9am The House of Netarts as Peninsula -- Cliffs Eroded Away on Either Side --
How Could It Not Be Something Like This Eventually Anyway?
to a background of
PBS
nature
videos and
news of monkeypox...