The star is back in my sky and my mattress is on the floor of my room. More space, deeper heart, NASA inner space recordings playing on the PC speakers hour upon layered midnight. Guide.
Amazing, rugged hike in the Santa Rosa/San Jacinto Mountains yesterday afternoon, on the other entry into wilderness on the Boo Hoff Trail - last weekend, entered from the mouth of the La Quinta cove - what magic! what power and awe, even to my well hiked eyes....instead of watching the super blow. At the end of one of the canyons that lead in from the desert. Soft and articulate shadows blending the lowering sun. The day after rain, and the desert plants are green, and starting to flower. Early desert spring. It could be 100 degrees next month. But for now, oranges are sweet, flowers hold their promises, and the wild desert lavendar bushes smell of delight. I picked a few sprigs...I could feel and hear them hum. An old Indian trail, I'm told. The plants are full of personality, so alive. In the deep wilderness zone.
And tonight, Brindle ate two giant crowns of broccoli and a few licks of cilantro, plus some mashed sweet potato. He has a full bowl of dog food. He's gone vegan on me.
I love my memory foam mattress.
Wilderness pictures, soon to come.
And I must add that the Puritan/desert book reading last Friday, January 29th at UCR-Palm Desert campus was an awesome event! The lineup proper included me, Jo Scott Coe, Juan Felipe Herrera, Tod Goldberg, Judy Kronenfeld, Rebecca K O'Connor, Julie Paegle, Susan Straight and Deanne Stillman. Hurrah! Thanks, Inlandia Institute personnel for helping make this stellar on a deep winter desert night!!!
Now I'm rolling up my sleeves for our next event, UCR Writers Week, Saturday Feb 13, downtown Riverside Library, 2-4 pm. Panel reading + discussion and Malcolm Margolin, my publisher from Heyday Books, will be joining us!!
Yours Truly. What I wished for, came true. Dreams, Memories, Reflections.
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