I found another cat to photo. This one belongs to Sarah and Brian. We stopped on the way up to Abby and Collin's to see Sarah and Brian's new house. It is very nice. Here is Penny. She likes to stay by the pellet stove and she greets anyone who comes in.

Hey it's snowing.

I have a picture of Jazzy. She's pretty pissed off here because she was brought downstairs. Happy New Year's Eve.

This is the weather I'm missing back in Washington:

The next wave of rain is due in Sunday afternoon -- and this one might kick up the easterly foothill breezes to 30-40 mph, but otherwise, new year, same weather.

Another wave of rain for Monday, and then another wave for Tuesday. Perhaps a few showers for Wednesday, and then more rain for Thursday and Friday.

I have another animal from Jon & Carol's collection up on the hill. Years ago Jonathan thought it was a good idea to have goats. Unfortunately they have none now, therefore no pictures. What they do have is Myles. He is in sorry shape. The funny part of his tenure up there is that he now likes Jonathan. I understand that the feeling isn't mutual. The pictures I have don't convey the level of disrepair he is in, so I have included two. Here is Myles:

This is interesting. Back when Mom was sick, my sister and her husband were here in Massachusetts taking care of her (I'm typing this from there). They had with them their camper and her red car. While on Google Earth looking at that home, I was wondering who's red car was in the driveway when the satellite took the picture. When she showed up yesterday and I saw her red car I knew. I could then make out in the photo their camper and Mom's white car. There is even someone walking in the street. I might just have to upgrade to Google Earth Plus to find out whether I can see any more. So here is the satellite picture:




And here is her car now:



We still have some snow despite all the rain we got yesterday. You can see the ice in the drive. I hope the streets are clear for the Sawmill River 10k Run on Monday morning. I haven't been able to run much after the marathon because of my IT-band problem, so I hope I can finish the race well enough. I ran the inaugural race years ago and it had snowed the previous night so I had to run in the tire tracks. It wasn't easy to keep my footing.

Sorry about the red eye, but I had to use the flash for these shots. Here is River.




This is his pal, Shanaya.



We all went up to Abby and Collin's for dinner. We were able to coax Joan out of the woods. There I was able to get Ling,



and Tye. I'm not sure about which cat is which. I might have their names wrong.



Y'all have a great day.

Yesterday I was able to hunt Bob down. Maybe today I'll find Dave upstreet. Here is Cindy and Bob's boxer, Frasier. This guy is very energetic. He jumps straight in the air with all four legs; very, very busy. You can see here that he is patiently waiting for his master's permission to move. Very convenient for picture taking.

Here are a few of the individuals I visited today:




Here are Chloe and Tanner.







They keep the Gray Guy in line.




Here is Lindsey. She's not feeling well.




And last but not least , here is Bailey. Bailey thinks he is a person. Don't tell him though, he would be crushed. I guess he is a dog person or person-dog.

I didn't see Jasper because he feels beseiged by the Corgis and the gray guy. Here in Montague, Bailey keeps Jazzy upstairs all the time. I've seen her once. Picture a siamese cat with very subtle, lingering traits of a coon cat. Other than seeing these folks, today Becca let me use her new car to sort of run errands and to take in part of this river valley. Joe and I went to 'hamp today for some coffee. Later this evening Becca and I accompanied the kid, with her friends, to a movie. "Rumor has it" is a light film, good for a date, but better left to renting at a discount. Jennifer Aniston is adorable as ever, Kevin Costner always does a good job, and Shirley Maclaine digs into an over-the-top role.

Whew, this Holidale from the Berkshire Brewing Company is strong. Y'all have a good Wednesday.

Here is the Sawmill River in its cold, subdued glory. It rained like hell Christmas day, but not enough to erase the snow. I was on a plane Christmas Eve and on my way home for a surprise visit back home. I couldn't write about that in here because it would have tipped them off. Before the flight I was also busy getting this computer set up to my satisfaction. I'll write about the family surprise later.




Here is my neighbor's barn. It is a nice New England scene.

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The latest installment from the Woodland Park dissenters.

Yay, I'm typing this on the new computer. This thing is light. I hope the insides are stronger than the plastic on the outside. I've been up too late already. Good night.

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On Aurora/99 this morning.

You can't really read what the last picture says. There was an "error in reading drive C." My hard drive failed so I'm out a computer right now. I'm using someone else's for this. I 've ordered a new one fron Dell and it'll be here next week. I'll see whether Ill be able to pay for it. I'm also going to get high speed internet. Woo hoo. It will have wireless too. I'm always a few years behind the curve.

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Ok, This is what I get when I try to start my computer. It looks like I'm offline for a while. I can read most of my email on this phone.

I added some links to the left
<===================,
returned some links which had been missing for awhile,
hid some partisan links,
and now have a cool "map of site visitors" link.
Click away.

I don't know why I am typing in this format.

...to walk into that role
where energy moves
connecting, coursing
the smaller is flattened
the greater is widened
light is everywhere
time is still,
and no more.

everyone take some
i'm told there is plenty.
maybe some day
i'll walk into that,
where reality lies
and questions cease
beyond this coil, yet,
yet I have never
left.