Riding the bus

Every monday, wednesday and friday I get on the bus at 9:40 a.m. I put my bike on the rack so that I can ride down the hill and make it to work on time. Every monday, wednesday and friday at 9:40 Dave is on the bus on his way to work at McDonald's. He greets me with a smile and then asks me where my helmet is. When I tell him I left it at home, he shakes his head and says, "safety first, yes, yes, safety must be first." After a moment of silence we then talk about the ducks that live in the canal and Dave's basketball preparation for the Special Olympics. However, today our conversation was a little different. When he saw my lack of helmet he said, "safety first, you need to listen your mother." Yes I do. I will wear my helmet on Friday. Thanks mom and Dave for your consistency and caring. Why does it sometimes take so long to listen?

Happy Fall

colors at Indian Creek


newspaper rock


leading at the City


Nick on "the Gash" Indian Creek


my boys


Heather Feather


Sunset at the City


scouting

I don't know why these are blurry. If you click on them they are not. hmm

International Day of Climate Action

October 24, 2009 is coming up. That day, millions of people around the world will take action to spread the number 350, the safe level of CO2 in the atmosphere measured in parts per million, and make sure world leaders are on course to reach that target. Yay! Visit the website for ideas of what to do.

Reduce and reuse

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/garden/03recycle.html

very nice article

Rufus survived a year

Rufus had a birthday sometime in the last week or two. I don't want to be one of those dog owners who throws their puppy a party complete with doggy treats and fake squirrels when i can just give him a stick off of the tree and he will love me just as much. He's been a good little doofus.

Moab is hot and the prickly pear are no longer in bloom. But we bought misters for the dogs, we drink lots of water and chase the shade all day long. This is still a very happy place.

Visits from Heather the Canadian, Nick's Parents, Mia and Mom and Dad have all been grand! The more I explore this amazing country the longer I want to stay - especially when it is with people I love. Nick and I finally made it to Indian Creek, the best place to climb cracks in the world, only 50 miles south of Moab. Last weekend we were the only two souls there besides Heidi (the Dugout Ranch owner) and her workers - wow! that's solitude. I think the dogs enjoyed the quiet also, but it was sometimes interupted by a brief ganter after the cottontails. Pretty amazing landscape.

spring?

We had a lovely spring break in the other-worldly park known as Joshua Tree. The weather in the Mojave Desert was ideal. Now if only we didn't have to drive 12 hours to find nice weather. That would be nice. more pictures are coming...