no time for much beyond a string of darkish, not-really-representative-of-life-at-all (because in reality it is bright and hot and washed-out every day) images of some recent random activities. life is busy now, even though i often feel "lazy". besides the continued early morning hikes and manual labor in the barn/gallery, there have also been excursions - to the First Friday Artwalk with the family, including Kathy in her tutu, Mexican food, to Austin for a couple of days with Margaret and a hike on the greenbelt, which is not very green in this drought-ridden land, but we *did* find a relic of a swimming hole. Betsy cut off all her hair and she is so pretty and i miss her. i also miss my solitude and my stuff and my poet, but mostly everything is A-OK. especially since the unemployment debit card finally got here.