Ten.One Thousand, One Hundred & Thirty-One

1. Yellow gladioli in bloom.

2. Must order beds.

3. Hydrate.

4. Apricot Croissant with toasted slivered almonds. I mean.

5. The drive is windy. Petrified forests. Mark West Quarry.

6. A tiny tree growing from a crack on the side of the road. It has yellow and red and brown leaves. Autumn is coming.

7. There’s a bag hanging from the door. Inside, a little cake and a note from a neighbor that doesn’t even live on our circle. “For your morning coffee.”

8. The three of them try to show me how to use the little pocket knife without cutting myself. I ask her if she knows of any places where my oldest can learn how to shoot a bow. She tells me her father runs the local club and that she can show us on Thursday; she will grab her mom’s bow for him to try. I leave with one knife called “Superbread.” I also leave with an even greater sense that this was 100 percent the right choice.

9. Buster’s BBQ is legit and will go back. Should have gotten 2 slabs. LOLA wines

10. Dinner outside.

11. Maybe it’s time to take a break from the braids.