Scratcher of heads, rubber of bellies
Saturday morning for the first time in two months I had enough energy to get up early for a hike in the desert. With the sun rising and the moon about to bid good day I used a gently sloping boulder abutting the trail to add my shadow to the desert’s own, a little nod to my deep appreciation at being back.
When you can’t curl up with your hero, his shadow will have to do.
The shadow of the Empire State Building looms over the streets below.
In the Valley of the Sun, when you get the first rays of light depends on when the rising sun clears any mountains to the east. This scene played out in miniature early one morning when I found this common side-blotched lizard completely in shadow until it turned its head into a shaft of light that had just cleared the rock behind it.
I decided it was finally time to tell Sam that we are moving to Arizona. He took it well.
Boolie 