A can't lose kind of day...

Wonderful morning. Sunny, breezy, cool.

Got up early and spent an hour on the porch swing drinking coffee and watching the world goodbye. Wrote for a while on the long piece. Did some thinking on the Croft seminar piece, too.

Took a drive mid-afternoon, then came home and worked a little longer. An easy Sunday, for sure.

Didn’t get to the gym, but did take a nice long walk around the neighborhood.

Porkchops in mushroom gravy tonight. Figure to watch a little TV and hit the rack early. Get in some reading time.

Looks like autumn's finally coming around...

Lovely day. Fine, in every way.

Did some good writing this morning, then went off for a movie. Did a little shopping for the kitties late afternoon, then headed over to the gym for a short workout and home again for a nice walk around the neighborhood.

The sun has that low autumn slant again, and the light is magic. Need to give some serious thought to a day of fishing this week.

Taking it easy tonight. No big doings on the horizon. Just sitting back and enjoying the cool breezes.

Many doings, important and otherwise...

Long day, short entry.

Worked on the long piece today with great fervor. Not sure how much of it was useful fervor, but worked none the less.

Had a good workout at the gym. Visited with the neighbors afterward (met their new dog), then drove up to the Shops at Briargate to pick up a new bedspread.

Was hoping to get at one of my short pieces this afternoon, but time got away.

Lots of reading ahead of me. Need to look for an early rise.

Not settling for anything less...

Zoo had a special evening yesterday. They called it “silent” night at the zoo. No talking, no phone conversations, not music or PA announcements. Magical time. Hope they do it again sometime.

Good day today. Good writing, good report from the dentist, good day at the gym.

Just back from a walk around the neighborhood. Weather’s finally come into fall, and it feels terrific. Overcast most of the day. Not sure what tomorrow’s going to bring, but looking forward to it.

Tonight, taking it easy.

Under a gunmetal sky...

Squandered most of the day, and was happy to do it.

Wrote for a while this morning—a last round of revisions on a short story I’d all but abandoned—and solved what seemed an insolvable problem with the piece. At least I think I did.

Spent the afternoon kicking around downtown and treating ourselves to a nice lunch at Jose’s. After, came home and took a long nap.

Wrote a letter to Elena after I got up, and took care of a couple of housekeeping items. Need to catch up with boys this week. Figure out travel plans.

Right now, just gonna sit back and enjoy the rain.

Surprises, good and bad...

It’s what? September? So where are the cool breezes?

Another hot day. But a good morning having coffee with my pal, G. Wrote a little when I got home, then off to the gym, then off to PT, then back home to the keyboard.

Cracked Sanctuary today. Guess I’m not finished with my Faulkner fix. Re-reading everything he did, marveling more than ever at how he managed it.

Mid-week missive...

Got lucky. Dodged another Covid scare.

Up early to a nice, cool morning. The afternoons are still hot to beat hell, but the fringe times of the day are getting more tolerable all the time. It ain’t fall yet, exactly, but you can feel it coming.

Put in a decent workout at the gym, despite the fact there were more folks there than usual. Did my thing, then came home, finished The Sound and the Fury, and took a short nap.

Got in some okay writing time this afternoon on the long piece. Feels like it’s coming together. Have an early morning with my buddy, G, tomorrow at Kairos, but figure to take on one of the new shorts I’ve been wrestling with when I get home.

Looking at a breezy evening. Ready to turn off the A/C and open the windows.

Couldn't get more quiet...

Up early to a nice quiet morning. Had a cup of coffee on the front porch, then walked down to see one of the houses on the garden tour. Quite the property, inside and out.

Wrote for a while, then headed over to the gym. Only one other dude in the place.

Weather guys say there’s a good chance of rain tonight. Hope so. The grass is nearly to the point of no return.

Labor Day tomorrow. Town’s been nice and sleepy. Guess everyone’s up in the mountains or off to visit friends.

A Quiet start to the holiday...

Pulled off some good edits this morning.

Hit the theater around noon for a movie, and went shopping afterward.

More ninety degree heat. No relief on the horizon, either.

I’d head into the mountains to cool off and do some fishing, but learned long ago not to tempt the gods on holiday weekends. The rivers are overrun, and the traffic is horrendous.

No plans for tomorrow except to catch up on my reading and writing.

Musings on a hot Thursday evening...

Up early to a lovely morning. Blue skies, a nice soft breeze.

Worked on a piece I’ve been dragging around for months, and think I finally put a finger on what wasn’t working. Anyway, patched it up and put it away. Will have another look at it come the weekend.

Walked to gym today, and put in the best workout I’ve had in months.

Hot weather’s returned with a vengeance. Supposed to stay this way well into the weekend. Lawn is fried beyond repair where the shade lapses, and don’t expect to get it back this year. Good thing is, I no longer care.

Calling this one a winner...

Going out for a walk soon.

Beautiful day today, and made the most of it. Up early to the keyboard, off to the gym by noon, home for a short nap, and out to the keyboard again.

Been a long time coming, but I’m getting my pace back after the long summer with the boys.

A couple of rejections trickled in today, but nothing serious. Was good to see the slush pile moving again. Meanwhile, have a handful of new stories close to finished, and a good feeling about the long piece. Just gotta keep pushing.

Yeah...

Quiet Friday.

Helped the neighbors, worked out, got in some good writing.

Sometime this weekend, the grass is going to get mowed. Maybe for the last time.

Tonight, quiet.

Line by line...

Went back to Elevenmile today to do a little more fishing. More people than I expected, but it was a good time all the same. Caught and released one rainbow. Was lucky to get one, judging from the number of people trouncing around up there. Lots of rock climbers, tubers, loafers and non-anglers. Maybe they were getting a jump on the weekend—before the big rains come.

At the risk of repeating myself...

Temps in the nineties again.

Drove up to Elevenmile Canyon this morning and got in a nice walk. Picked some wild raspberries, took some snaps. Enjoyed the cool weather and blue skies while they lasted. Going back up again tomorrow, see if I can’t catch a few fish.

Meanwhile, working on the same old stuff.

HOt...

Man. More hot. You could keep the sprinkler system going all day and it wouldn’t stop the lawn from burning out. Guess I’ll just have to quit worrying about it and pray for fall. Supposed to see a break in the temps on Friday, but not sure I’ll care at that point.

Up and writing at a decent hour. Got in a nice walk and some time at the gym. Otherwise, a waste of the day.

Figure to make a day of it tomorrow in Elevenmile Canyon, fishing. Promised myself I’d get out this week, and it seems like as good a time as any. Fish or no fish, it’s gotta be better than sitting around the Springs, dying of heat.

Another blistering day...

Ninety-some degrees, even as I write this.

It’s 6:16 and the old days of light afternoon showers cooling things down is a thing of the past. It stays hot now well into the evening. Don’t want to wish my life away, but man, I can’t wait for fall.

Got in an early workout this morning. Pretty early, anyway. Weren’t many at the gym, making me wonder if I ought to retool my schedule.

Put in some good work on the long piece today, and did a bit of noodling on one of my shorts. Picked up an acceptance slip along the way.

Need to catch up with a couple of folks before the week is out. Fell behind while the boys were here, and am still working my way back.