July 3, 2025

I took a 45 minute excursion this morning that started with photographing a swallowtail on a lily and then went almost immediately to watching a brand new fawn  stumble across the road.  I saw a rabbit, 2 hawk, 2 ravens and the beginning of the formation of storm clouds that actually never erupted.  Then I went to work. 

Tomorrow is the 4th, I find it disgustingly ironic.  I also realize that we celebrated the bicentennial 49 years ago,  I was in Berkeley with Mom, Jason, Gene Kissler, Mike Dockwiller, and Courtney Couble.  We walked to the top of Shattuck St and watched like 5 or 6 cities fireworks all at once.  Jason, Gene and Mike played frisbee all the way up and all the way down.  I remember being happy that night and fascinated in the history.  Here we are almost 50 years later, 3 of those people are no longer alive, one I've not seen in 40 years, leaving me and Jace, forever. And as a country we've managed to obliterate most of the freedom that came in 1776.  

You going to watch fireworks from one of those cities tomorrow night, Jason?  

The logistics of this show are kind of complicated. I want someone to observe the opening and the responses we get from it.  We've had over 50 people sign up to participate over the next 8 weeks.  I'll try to photograph it as it progresses.  

I have the day off tomorrow. I need to do the shopping for Saturday, but basically I have nothing planned.  I think I'll go hang with EJ and see what they've been doing all week.  

I am using the camera, but I have very little control over it.  There doesn't seem to be enough power going through it to do tasks like focusing.  Also I have it on a generalized programming setting and it's too light.  But I want to take pictures.