My good friend has a new dog, really she says he is a puppy. But he is big and rambunctious and scary. He barks and jumps. She now has a broken collar bone (not from the dog) so when I came to her house to bring her some baked goods I was glad to see the dog was out on the deck behind closed door. But she was too lonely for him and let him in and he jumped all over me and barked.

I wish I wasn't so afraid of dogs.

A younf blue jay has been hanging out on my deck. Fluffy white feathers gives him away. He is learning to be mean but it doesn't come easy.

We ate our first apricots form the new tree. Surprisingly good.

My vegetable looks meesy and unkempt. I am going to work on that now that the sun has returned.

I didn't even know what had happened Saturday night until a neighbor came by and asked if our car had been broken into. I check my car and sure enough I lost a pair of sunglasses and some sets or unlabeled keys. They also took the booklet that helped me know how my car runs.

I had left my car unlocked Saturday night. I don't usually do that but I was lazy. Graduation weekend for the local high school. I suspect the kids. They didn't take my radio or my binoculars, or the visible tub of change I use for meters and tips.

The police woman said a whole bunch of neighbors got hit. Didn't hear a sound even though my bedroom is on the street side.

My car is now locked.

Thought all morning about taking a walk at the Asilomar grounds. When I finally got there I found a parking place right in front. But the walk itself was not so interesting. It was cold and foggy and noisy with people.

Plus I was ruminating over an uncomfortable conversation I had with a friend, I couldn't enjoy the beauty while my mind was so agitated.

I get so excited when I find a new writer that I really enjoy. this one is Abigail Thomas. She writes the way I wish I could write. Her latest book is A THREE DOG LIFE.

I first heard her name on a coments section of a book list on NPR on Facebook. Thank you facebook.

Went to see BRIDESMAID with a friend this evening. It was as funny as the critics said. I laughed a lot and I am sort of embarrassed about laughing so much.

We then went to Victorian Corner for soup and garlic bread.

I cooked a batch of chocolate chip cookies for tomorrows half day sitting.

Now I am going to bed early.

Even though it was cold and foggy the oak moths were out in force hovering around the trees. Next comes the drippy worms. The summer cycle is starting.

The baby blue herons are quite large and should be leaving their nests down the street soon.

Last night the high school had their annual graduation. Streets were crowded with parked cars and families walking to the school.

Nothing much new is happening for me today.