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August 1,  Tuesday,  2006

There will be no entries for August 2006.  I had no access to a computer during this period. 

I will start my notes again in September 2006.

My Sony Vaio computer had worked well for four years.  Something went bad and I lost all the hard disk memory on the D:\ drive. 

I had to purchase a new computer - a Gateway.  All progams and files needed to be reloaded.  Gulp!  

Looking east from Yosemite Valley from along the Merced River.

North Dome is the at the upper left.

A view of North Dome while hiking along the trail.

Phil Garofalo on top of North Dome, looking west down into Yosemite Valley.

Looking east into the Yosemite high country from the top of North Dome.

Mike Garofalo on top of North Dome. Half Dome is directly behind me.

Sitting in your garden is a feat to be worked at with unflagging
determination and single-mindedness - for what gardener worth
his salt sits down. I am deeply committed to sitting in the garden.”
- Mirabel Osler

Here is a view of our sitting area in front of our home in Red Bluff, California.
The large potted plants by the garden seats are Tuscan Rosemary. We look from
the front of our house towards the east. This sitting area is in the shade after 2 pm.



“To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure
is the most perfect refreshment.”
- Jane Austen

Here is a view, looking to the southeast, from the front of our home. The background
planting includes Leyland and other cypress trees, pines, redwoods, bay laurel,
white birches, pyracanthas, oaks, sweet gums, and a variety of flowers behind a few
lawn edges. Although we have 5 acres of land, we only have two small areas with
a lawn - it front of the house and a smaller lawn in back of the house.

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