Update for this week

  Another wonderful day of coolish summer weather brought me out to my favorite Mexican restaurant, with a friend who also needed an "away from home break."

And here was Flat Creek flowing right by my table...with this little wall which might help if ever the creek floods again. Ole's Guacamole had flooded a few years ago, and it has been making sure it doesn't happen again...new parking lot height, new walls along the patios, lots of gravel and rocks by the stream.

Yes, another selfie. I still look swollen up a bit...probably from the antibiotics and such. Hope next week or so to be back to my regular face. I know nobody but me notices these things, but that's why I post so many selfies.

Little umbresllas gave a bit of shade, as well as a few trees. Further under the roof are many more tables for "outside" dining. With lower humidity 72 degrees was quite comfortable at noon!

This old tree has been cut back. There were little fish in the creek, and someone stood on the little bridge and crumbled some nacho chips to feed them. 

Back in my neighborhood, looks like another little house is going to be built soon on this steep slope lot.

The blocks of the foundation have been laid, and wood floors are starting!

I had a delicious salad for lunch. But by 4:00 I was hungry. I made myself wait till dinner to have a much more satisfying repast!

The corral of bear-proof garbage cans is to the left, but apparently Mr. Bear got hold of a couple of bags which had something interesting to him. This is right in front of where I park my car. I never leave food in it...in hopes that it won't become the focus of a bear's appetite.

I get a kick out of how the plants that have survived the hottest days of summer are now looking so abundant. If it doesn't rain over 24 hours, I do water them.

These signs don't mean a thing. The sidewalks are kept for pedestrians, who sure are abundant and not aware of bicycles. So Bicycles ride in the street. Some places there is a lane set aside for them, but most mountain roads are narrow, curvy and very hilly, so dangerous for bicycles, in my opinion. But lots of people do ride them.

Today's quote:

Expanding your perspective opens you to insights and inspirations.