California, June 17

Day 12: Out the door at 5:45 a.m. - possibly too early. 55F. Sprinklers were on earlier and the brisk breeze combined with that made things extra chilly. Hip was being a little cranky this morning even after 15 min. of warmups... practiced some defense, went through Basic Stance form and Yiluchuan, decided the hip was going to be a problem and went for a walk instead. 45", so still not bad for exercise. Learning to recognize when you can push your limits and when you shouldn't can be tricky; think I did okay today.

I share the space with quite a few critters, btw. There's a couple of turkeys wandering around here in the early hours, and sometimes deer. There's a mama and fawn in the neighborhood, as well as a young buck. Mama charged the buck yesterday to keep him away from her baby. Crows, hummingbirds, salamanders, and many others beside.

Finished hemming another dress this morning. Reviewed some reading materials, read a little on identifying valuable books, did a little chi gong, had breakfast, remembered to pack a book for a friend.

Still haven't gone over computer things with mom (how to forward, how to attach) - must do that today. Oy. I'll be glad to back on my own PC again -- keep hitting various wrong keys, which can be either minorly annoying or wtf...

Post office trip in the afternoon sometime.

Have a good day all!