The Late Autumn Ritual November 20, 2015

Each fall, usually in late October, I pack in the accouterment of sunny days and prepare for the winter storms of West Marin.  This year’s drought pushed back the timetable, allowing me to linger outside longer than usual.  With Thanksgiving on the horizon and El Nino predicted for the winter, it was time, finally, to turn inward.  I pulled out the sun umbrellas, took down the cotton hammock, stowed the grill in the studio, trimmed the lavender, turned off the meager drip system, and set the radiant heat to a baseline of 60^o.  Almost Pi is ready for the deluge.