I spent a lovely day today with my friend Ned, at his house deep in the woods near Santa Cruz. Ned builds things for fun, and I suspect he can build just about anything. There’s a big treehouse out back that he built himself, decked out in grand Art Nouveau style, adorned with a print (weatherproof of course) of Mucha’s Zodiac over the lintel. The other night he had one of his famous “heaven and hell” themed costume parties, and at some point in the evening an entire band of angels and devils ended up gathered in the treehouse, sharing drinks and conversation, enjoying the night air under a perfect starlit sky. I’m sure there is a metaphor to be found here, but so far it escapes me.
When you are this far out in the woods, you realize how much we are the visitors here. This afternoon a family of deer crossed our path, a mother and three of her little ones, completely unconcerned by our presence. Mom went about her business finding the choicest places to nibble, and her young ones ambled along behind, more or less, darting here and there the way curious children will, all clearly enjoying the sunny weather on this beautiful summer day.
Wow. a mother deer and three little ones!
You need a camera or a better cell phone. that would be a great picture!
Still paints a nice picture of summer.