I went to meetings at Youth Science Institute and the museum today. The first one was an orientation, or in the case of those of us who have been there in past years, a refresher course. There was a big wasp nest hanging way up in a tree near the dam. Inside the center, a pair of tortoises looked for a way out, and a pair of chinchillas ran circles around them in their extra large chinchilla balls (you know the sort - place small animal inside hollow, brightly-colored plastic ball and watch the fun). Cool meeting. The guy who did the outside portion of it had to leave directly afterwards to go teach a group of military types how to use M-16s. I had to leave directly afterwards to go to the museum and eat pizza, followed by some work in the garden and a video about worms.

Better than both of these was the sunset I saw on the way home. Sharply delineated sun rays pierced the clouds near the horizon, and seemed to set them on fire around the edges.

I didn't get to see Jen and the kids much today. Willow has a cold. The rest of us are a bit under the weather as well. I need sleep. Only 12 more delivery days though.

cds I listened to under cover of darkness: Eric McFadden "Devil Moon", Caspar Brotzmann "Mute Massaker", Cowboy Junkies "Waltz Across America", and Swans "Children of God/World of Skin"