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yes, how are we all? we just saw jared in berkeley - we also saw some outstanding strawberries and plums at close range, and a confused pteradactyl-pelican that perched right beside us in the marin headlands. and a hawk standing in the air, then that hawk catching a mouse! in davis (where we were for the wedding we were attending) we stayed at the house of a geologist and a gardener/public servant (an extremely nice couple, family friends of the parents of our friend). they had a huge garden with a giant fig tree, peaches, plums, tomatoes, etc., and artichokes growing - lots of scrub jays hopping around and yelling at me from the top of the fig tree as i raided the as-yet unpecked figs. they were super-generous to us...i feel like we've gone to many weddings at the end of our rope this year and been treated very kindly - we cooked our hosts dinner and when we left they gave us a geological tie and a geological silk scarf with cute fanfare.

our friends, michael and sheri, who got married, are both biologists and there were many scientists and profs around - i was frightened in my world-incompetence and piqued in my curiosity. i've jumped into a couple of natural history books since our return. i hope to go hiking with them sometime.

been working a bit on flaming t. reading some 'desert music' and tearing through an m.f.k. fisher reader that i was given by mike and sheri as a 'best man' present. have y'all read her? it's pretty incredible writing to me. catherine, i feel that you would particularly enjoy it.

i had some convos with jared that made me feel determined to get over myself and work a bit every day. and read at least one poem a day. a resolution to let myself actually sit in the spot i've been hanging onto.

glad that you wrote a poem, jared! maybe you're writing one now?

catherine, steve, how are you? we're thinking of you all over here. tony and i leave for new orleans tomorrow - i'll be there for two weeks. i keep houston as a blur on my eyelids.