Optimism

Planting new oak trees in a drought.  They can't all be expected to survive, planted this close .. this is near to where the big eucalyptus was removed back in November. 

Cleared leaves from the front grass first thing - several neighbors stopped to talk. Did a quick 'how to choose paint colors for your house walls' consultation .. 
Book sorting for a couple of hours, then a long meeting to make progress on the big project. Quick walk after that.