April 1 - Errands, Mercy


Rushing out,


on another angelic day,


reasonable


and


wonderful,


first


to


the


local


paradoxically-rather-scenic disposal site,


then


down


canyon,


up


58


to


Tehachapi and the


Apple Shed,


meeting Adonae Faris

to discuss the (sigh!) potential sale of Carol's Flying Bears Ranch.


Crosstown


for


free tax consultation,


then back to Adonae's office for more realty resolutions.


From


here,


a


tour


east


to


Cameron


Canyon


and


the


problematic,


yet


striking


windmills,


down


Oak


Creek.


past


Joshua


trees


and


creosote


bush,


to


Mojave,


looping back via Cache,


then


north


on


Sand


Canyon


to


its


unceremonious


end,


returning 


in


heightened


sensibilities


via


Monolith


to


Tehachapi (procuring evening treats at


Kohnen's


Bakery),


and


down


this


time


on


Woodfords


past


the


Loop,


with


a


train


happily


arriving


on


schedule


through


the


circuit. 



Onward


to


Keene


Buttes,


back on


58,


Bealville


north,


Caliente-


Bodfish


and


well


beyond


for 

a


stint


on


Rolling


Oaks,


Back


Canyon,


Zachary,


and


ultimately


to


Critter


Creek


Ranch


for dinner with Michele and Steve.  High barely the 36th day of summer at home -- 71-- and not even, in the local environs: 68....