there are many more things on my mind these days but this is all that I can share at this moment

I've lived in a place I call the west for five years now and I'm still not used to it.

On this most recent trip I drove through a corner of Arizona and felt amazed by all the cacti. There were so many! Like five! In one place!

But maybe I just never get used to anything. The first time they took me to San Francisco I stared open-mouthed at everything. I apologized for being the country-bumpkin cousin. They patted me on the head, lovingly, and agreed they wouldn't have it any other way. Thank heavens because nothing has changed.