You Can't Always Get What You Want

Could YOU sleep standing on one leg? This Canada Goose was sound asleep as hordes of people dogs, bicycles, skateboards and kayaks passed by on either side of it.

Tim and Joni stopped by to drop off their dog, Olive (NOT a people person dog) while they go camping for the weekend. There is an Ironman Triathlon taking place in town today, so we advised they come to our house from the East side, forgetting that there is also a NASCAR event at the Sonoma County Raceway. It took them two hours (twice the normal amount of time) to get here. 

They must have had to go miles out of their way to go on to Sebastopol where they are camping, because Highway 12, the most direct road to take there, was closed for the duration of the triathlon. 

They were planning to spend some time at the Russian River, tomorrow, but it has been declared unsafe due to contamination with blue green algae, a powerful neurotoxin if swallowed. Perhaps the beach will be a better choice, although last time we went there it was high tide and there was no beach because last winter's heavy rains reconfigured it. .

 We told them they could always come pitch their tent in our field, but somehow I don't think that is what they had in mind, even though OilMan and Ozzie and Olive and I have had a relaxing day right here. 

The first of our green beans have been picked and cooked and will go into a Salade Niçoise with tomatoes  from the garden. We will have a family barbecue birthday party for OilMan when they come back on Monday... I might make some ratatouille with  more tomatoes, eggplants and peppers...