Saturday Noon. Very unfortunate loss; sad.
But now, it’s new!
Lizards & an Amphibian
Reptiles on the wall in background.
taking a big, big bath
The filter container burst while the pump was running, emptied almost all the water out of the pool, and flooded the garage ruining years of old New Yorker magazines!
Took some time to refill.
October Weekend
The weekend of the 9th will be a good time to get away from city lights. Take your binoculars and go to some hilltop just before sunset to see Venus, Mars, the waxing-crescent moon, and the two brightest stars in Libra, Zubenelgenubi & Zubeneschamali:
Later in the night you might see Comet Hartley 2. This icy visitor is one of the closest to approach earth; it’s getting brighter every day. Look near the Double Cluster in Perseus:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/ataglance
While you’re at it, don’t forget the Andromeda Galaxy. It is the farthest object one can see with the naked eye, and will be directly overhead at 11:30 PM on October 9th.
So peaceful …
Unusually quiet day on our street.
BMW Motorcycle
Parked around the corner on Lincoln Avenue. It’s a classic. What year?
Salad Tonight
Our first Early Girl. Notice the next one will probably be Wednesday’s.
Sunol Regional Park
Only 45 minutes from here is great place to backpack. Park your car and hike 3.6 miles to the campsites.
You can see our tent at Eagles Eyrie. (Click on image above to see a larger image in a new window.)
Other campsites in the same group are Cathedral Grove, Oak View, Sycamore, Star’s Rest, Hawk’s Nest, and Sky Camp. However, we had the whole place to ourself on July 4th!
There is also untreated water available from a tap of which I drank copious quantities against all recommendations because it was so cool, clean, and fresh tasting. Ask me in a couple weeks if that was a dumb thing to do.
What Lurks Below
It was seven or eight years ago when I started noticing a depression on the lawn in our back yard. Jumping up and down on it made me think there might be buried treasure.
I took a shovel and cut into the grass around the edge of the depression when suddenly whoosh! The circle of lawn disappeared. It was a sunny day and all I could see was a dark black hole. I must have turned completely white because all I could do for a while was stand there in shock.
That’s why they call it a “yardstick”, right?
Marleigh wants to know what I’m doing down there.
This deep, brick lined hole was the overflow for an ancient septic system. All the bricks were completely clean, with just one dry nasty pipe poking into it from the side.
One time I surprised some visitors by hiding in our “stink hole” and lighting my face with a flashlight when they peeked into it.
We eventually filled it completely with concrete slurry.
History on Display
This iconic image is still attached to one of the buildings downtown. It’s right out in the open for anyone to see. Can YOU guess WHERE it is located?
Click on this image for a close up.
Lincoln Ct. 