Monday, April 27, 2015

Spring Continues...

Nearly two weeks have passed since my last entry here, but nothing really noteworthy has happened during that time. The kids at camp last week were adorably clueless, as fifth-graders sometimes are. To me, they seemed more like fourth-graders, which is unusual for this time of year. One expects September fifth-graders to seem young, but not April ones. Or should I say almost May?

Somewhat sporadically, I've been putting up my trail cam at night, but have been running afoul of the dew point. Once the dew point has been passed, condensation forms on the camera lens, leading to pictures like this:



Willow and I went for a hike at Rancho San Antonio this weekend, which given its proximity to the suburbs and free parking, was packed with large, loud family groups with their strollers and lunches. Once past Deer Hollow Farm, the people thinned out a bit. It's the same everywhere there are hiking opportunities: most people don't want to exert themselves by doing any actual hiking.

It's sometimes hard to convince Willow to go on hikes, but she generally has a good time once we hit the trail. We have some of our best conversations while walking together.


Surprisingly, given the drought, the little pond past the farm had some water in it. A pair of ducks were having a beach day, and the air vibrated with the hum of bees.


The new goats were doing goat stuff.


And the sky was bluer than blue.

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