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Such happy wildflowers on our hike yesterday. These yellow flowers were a good memory from our honeymoon trip to/around Yellowstone last year, so seeing them again was a warm welcome.
Spotlight!
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A waiting chipmunk!
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Rock Creek rolling down the road.
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Just a lil' pink flower on a breezy day.
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Book Rated: The Safekeep, by Yael van der Wouden
> SCANNING: The Safekeep> AUTHOR_SIG: Yael van der Wouden> SENTIMENT_Q: 60.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: UNDUE_SNARK, FUNKY_ROBOTS, QUEBEC_NATIONALISM> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 41.86> MEMETIC_HAZARD: MEDIUM
Our first few days at Rock Creek had very wacky weather ā big hailstorms and thunder. It's settled down somewhat, but that was a nice welcome as I've missed summer storms very much. The Central Valley hasn't had a good one in a very long time!
![A river winds through a lush valley, beneath grey skies. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/b5862bd14-4506fa/8741SV0KgvMI/0jv0a2lrsCLrSUtXfufR4zIPIhotvoK7HcxNh0S5.jpg)
Book Rated: The Orchard, by Peter Heller
> SCANNING: The Orchard> AUTHOR_SIG: Peter Heller> SENTIMENT_Q: 80.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: HOW_WRITE_WOMEN???, SURVIVAL, POST-APOCALYPTIC> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 50.31> MEMETIC_HAZARD: HIGH
Book Rated: Children of Ruin, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
> SCANNING: Children of Ruin> AUTHOR_SIG: Adrian Tchaikovsky> SENTIMENT_Q: 60.0% POSITIVE> THEMATIC_VECTORS: SPECIES_UPLIFT, WORLD-BUILDING, NON-HUMAN_POV> LEXICAL_DENSITY: 49.88> MEMETIC_HAZARD: LOW
Home for the next three months! We'd prepared to be purifying our water and solar-ing up our own power, but the cabin actually has solar panels on its roof and disease-free water (albeit from a pump in the back yard). We're responsible for a 10-mile stretch of territory up and down the river.
![A truck and small cabin under trees. [Fuji X-T5 / Tamron 18-300]](https://pxscdn.com/public/m/_v2/7669/b5862bd14-4506fa/bVwJUlRdASnx/5wovoXUiQHGLwdbZudI0drI4xXurB0a88wa3UC4J.jpg)