Across the Sea

Leaving midday for Scotland, though I won't actually arrive there until sometime late Thursday. I won't be checking email until I get back on the 19th. Thinking of all my Iowa City friends--here's hoping the flooding isn't as bad as the forecasts predict. Stay dry; stay safe.

A week at Frankie's Ranch

Tomorrow I pack up Daisy and a week's worth of leftover groceries and paperwork and head back to the apartment in Van Horn. We had a good time sitting with Frankie, the pug, while her people were away. It gave me quiet time; fresh breezes (there's more than one window at the ranch house); wide clear open skies; and blistering hot weather.

Tonight, on my last hike up the mountain, I saw little pink blossoms everywhere, after an incredibly dry spring (only .52 inches of rainfall all year) the cacti were finally blooming.