This morning came too early, and it was dark. Friday morning the alarm went off and there was light outside. Today it was dark. There’s somebody who has a lot to answer for, and I hope he does.

In the meantime we had an extremely busy weekend (my youngest’s birthday party, among other things), and I’ve been reading Shogun, by James Clavell. I hope to have more to say about it later.

In the meantime, this is one corner of what’s left of my kitchen. Note the retaining walls, and the sizeable rock at the lower right.