1. Morning
In the cool of the morning, we went for a hike.
Through a Juniper/Persimmon woods. Up and down, in and out of ravines. Following a well-marked trail. Trudy went first. Guinness followed with his tail wagging most of the time. I brought up the rear. By the end of three miles, the sun had climbed into the sky, and Guinness was dashing from one spot of shade to the next, his tail no longer wagging. Our faces were all smiling when we returned to the place where we had begun.
It was a good way to start the day.
2. Evening
In the cool of the evening, I dug in the dirt.
Taking advantage of the soft ground from last week’s modest rain. Laying down cedar logs. Making a small terrace where we might sit in the shade in the late afternoon. And sit there we did, in the late afternoon, admiring the soft ground and the cedar logs and the shade, sweat running down our sides.
It was a good way to end the day.