The sounds of the forest are stranger than I remember; some mechanical, others near human all undefined and countless.
- 2:30 AM wake up for no reason, take pictures of the creatures in the house (frog, spider, salamander)
- 4:00 AM hear first car in the far distance. I'm startled by the kookaburra and fall back to sleep.
- 6:12 Dailight. It's cool out but very cosy under the conforter.
- 9:12 sweep the stepping stones on stone patio. Walked to powerline (via road) and marked it on GPS. Got stung by an ant that got trapped between my toe and my sandal strap. The sting was intense, but since there were no other symptoms I was OK, per the first aid manual.
- 11:00 Alex shows upwe have a nice chat. Lunch of rice & mushrooms & raiins. We make plans involving levelling patio stones, antenna repairs, etc
- 3:00 Bike ride to Pomona. 10 km lovelly hilly. Buy some food at the IGA
- 5:00 Return hot and ready for swim in the pond and a shower.
- 6:00 Relaxing evening of music, Gin & Tonic.
