Bright moon and gentle wind

The almost full moon lit up the sky this morning as we headed to the park. Sunlight reflected against the face of the moon and then bouncing off the scattered clouds brightened everything. [Of course my camera is sitting on my desk at the office.]

 Nuts have fallen from the trees, pecans and acorns, and crunch beneath our feet.

Our trek down the hills and back was quick and cool with the west wind just strong enough to cause a rustling in the trees and gentile music from wind chimes. We saw no one and heard one lone dog to the north, barking, barking, barking. We hear him every now and then, his warnings coming from one of the houses on the bluff overlooking our meadows. He must have been confronting something wild - that would not go away as his barks punctuated the entire walk.

We took a little time to pick up newspapers for neighbors who are clearly gone. No need to telegraph to all that the houses are empty.

We passed running man on our way up the hill as he was running down. He was the only living creature to greet us this day...



Almost forgot the count:

12 cars (we were very early)
1 dog barking