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Wild flowers gathered for my front door.
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Greetings from Sun Valley. I’m so blissed out to be here!
In just a few short hours the weather will run the gamut of brilliant sunshine, billowing white clouds, a dark horizon, a burst of quick rain and back to glorious sunshine again.
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The sunlight paints the mountains a multitude of greens after a quick rain shower
The town is buzzing with sporty types all looking very fit and rather chuffed with themselves, having just completed a long bike ride, a strenuous hike or perhaps just a delicious brunch at Christina’s. Being of the “first gear persuasion” myself, I enjoyed a leisurely stroll this afternoon, stopping by some of my regular haunts, including The Iconoclast bookshop (do you think I could remember the name of the book I was looking for??) and of course the obligatory visit to Chateau Drugs. Quel horror! A change of ownership without me being consulted?! This is the shop that our friends and I (we?? yikes-altitude, gin & tonic) used to joke that you could find anything- not no more…(just testing) Change is good, but not always.
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Riotous Lupines by the side of the road
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On the up side, as I’m in vacay mode I feel freed up to be as sloth-like as I care to be, which is pretty darn sloth-like. I finished an entire book yesterday; “The Dignified Guest” by Sue Miller. It started off so promising and then sort of petered out for me. Quite honestly, I’m in the market for a great book with characters I can actually fall in love with, or at least admire. I’m on a dry streak of books inhabited by people I’d rather punch than go to lunch with. I’d be thankful for any of your suggestions.
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Looking north from my deck this morning.
The river is running fast and high. I’m not able to catch it with my camera but the sky is filled with fluffy white Cottonwood seeds, (you can just see a fine blur in the right side of the photo) It’s almost like snow drifting through the air. They catch in your hair, on screen doors, in spiderwebs, a fine downy layer coating everything with the promise of thousands of new Cottonwoods next Spring.
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Look at these funny little flowers growing in my garden. I don’t know what they’re called but they look like pink Water Buffalos!
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Well, whether it’s the altitude, the sun or just the pure mountain air- I’m knackered.
I’m looking forward to falling asleep to the sound of the river
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Wishing you a great rest of the weekend
and for those of you in L.A.- I hope you’re surviving “Car-mageddon” without too much inconvenience 
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