Sad News

This is my favorite time of the year. The rainy season has come to a close & the weeds are growing all over the hills. Oakland uses a herd of goats as fire abatement - the goats dot the hillsides chomping away at the new growth & clear the woods of fire danger. Goats are so cute & they do a good job. Today there was a horrible article in the news. Why would someone sneak up on a pen of one-month old goats & shoot them? Horrible person. I love those little goats. OAKLAND / Vicious slaughter of young goats provokes outrage; attacker sought

Crime

We got home today to find that our copper rain chain was stolen. Our neighbor across the street heard some noise & came out to see a guy yanking down our chain, jump into the getaway car & screech down the street. Unfortunately he didn't catch the license plate number.

It's nice to know that our neighborhood is being cased for decorative items to steal.

Arts & Crafts

I'm not an artsy type. If I were I think I'd make stuff like this

Best Gift Ever

Jane had this amazing "lithograph" made for me. I cried - it's so cool. The white spot on Otis is refelction from the flash.

So Tired

Beer is the best medicine after a 13.1 mile run. I was so tied in this picture I couldn't express my joy for finishing the race & loving every minute of it. I was sound asleep within 30 minutes of this.