Sunday, February 3, 2008

Saturday February 2

A beautiful day.  Mid 60's and a little breeze.  Went for a bike ride and spent the afternoon on the beach.  Interesting conversation with a young guy, wife and two kids who farm 4000 acres of rice, soybeans and wheat in Mississippi.  The rows he plants are so long that the tractor is automatically steered by GPS to keep the rows straight.

My campsite has become a meetingplace for birds with ugly calls.  I'm surrounded by grackles and catbirds.  Every now and then a cardinal manages a few musical notes but is quickly drowned out by the painful squaks of the regulars.

Invited the retired couple in the next campsite over for a fire; he, a commercial artist and she, a banker, from Michigan.  the only liberals I've met so far. 

1 comment:

Unknown said...

hi jordan,
i've been reading your stories.
did you know that you left your antique one of a kind diane schapira bowl at our house? i'm going to put it in a safe place (on top of the kitchen cabinets) until i can return it to you.
it's cold and rainy/icy here.
i loved seeing you.
love, diane