Early Summer Day

Up early this morning. Wzzy cuddled all night with us then woke me up early to open the window. No problem there, but he got the magpies going right away and with all their cackles and caws no more sleeping for me! They have an ongoing feud.

I’ll get an early start in the studio today. I’m going to bring Monument Valley out and get busy on finishing that one up. I’ve got to find a good dead tree to put in Black Horse Lake, the first of the panoramics, and maybe get a couple other panoramic drawings on paper. A bit more work on the West Oakland Palm Trees as well—that little one is looking so intriguing I’m probably going to do a larger version. My husband really loves it as is….so do I, so now the question is—does the fence go in or not? It’s an entirely different painting with or without and it’ll work either way…

In other news our RE agent found us almost 3 acres up in Ojo Sarco (6 miles from here) for a good price but no water rights, I think. We’ll find out if we can sink a well or get access to the acequia which clearly has a course through the property. Right on State Road 76 but people drive by there so fast, not like here where they are ambling up the road. No buildings but affordable, lots of wild roses and some mature trees. Looks like decent soil from everything that's growing there now. Horses OK.

And there’s a fascinating old, old, old adobe for sale by owner here in town, one of the buildings is falling down and propped up by a 4 x 4 out onto the road! My husband was surprised that I liked it but he should know, I like funky. (we have not seen inside and I’d be surprised if we could get a loan on it, it is so funky) but it’s in a great l.o.c.a.t.i.o.n (I have to spell this word with periods--for some reason this particular word will not post and stays invisible without the dots. Weird.) and we may be able to fix up. I called the number but no answer back yet. It may be days, that thing has been sitting there for years and years. I have a picture I’ll post later with some others, including those beautiful red cactus blooms from our recent trip up the mountain.

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