Sezrah has taken leave of us here at DD.  She did give warning that she was thinking of leaving, but it's still a shock to know that one of the brightest and best has left us.

Not only will I miss her clear-eyed take on life and happenings, I'll miss her photography.  It reflected what is important to her.  And what is important is not grandiose dreams, but down to earth reflections on her life, her friends, her aspirations.  

Yes, Sez, a lot of people are going to miss you.  Maybe you'll come back??

Another friend was taken away today.  A tree.  A huge tree.  Outside my living room, and it kept my apartment cool in our scorching Sacramento summers.  But it was sick.  It hadn't leafed out at all this spring, and the only leaves were those from last summer, all brown and dried up.  All the greenery in that tree was mistletoe.  The trunk had split in several places, and one split appeared to be about three feet long.  Yes, the tree was on its last roots.

I hope the owner has plans to get trees from SMUD, and will be planting them very quickly.  The property looks denuded without the trees.   I guess I'll have to keep the vertical blinds closed all summer, as it can get very hot with the sun coming through the windows, even though I have double-paned glass.

There's nothing left now to attract the birds.  Where will my cats find their entertainment?  They take turns sitting in the window and observing their little piece of the world.

That all, Folks.

Shalom