I knew when we went to bed last night that I wanted to sleep late and, after yesterday’s exertions, it would probably best to allow Rio and Zoloft to take the day off, too. Despite putting a fleece liner in my sleeping bag and a fleece blanket over it, I was intermittently cold and didn’t sleep well. Zoloft woke me at 8am, I let her out, went pee, fed and watered her and Rio, then went back to bed, waking up occasionally but not getting out of bed till 11:30 or so.
Fought the Battle of the Stove and made coffee and dinner-for-breakfast, the one I was too tired to make in the dark last night. It consisted of pasta, canned corn, kidney beans and artichoke hearts, coated with tapenade and roasted tomato pesto. I made enough for about five meals. Oh, and I cut up the rotisserie chicken I’d bought before leaving Albuquerque. The leftovers will be good cold or hot! Throughout the cooking process, I put things away because it was thundering and for sure, a storm was coming. I brought Rio up from the open corral and tied him under a cedar tree, where he’s been resting happily. There were drops of rain just after I’d finished cookings but before eating. I took my food and coffee and Zoloft into the car. After the initial raindrops, it’s hailed small hailstones for a few minutes and has been dripping a little rain on and off till now. I’ve been here about two hours now. It’s kind of like a rainy day in a tent. The sun has finally peeked out and it’s getting warm – it’s 4:30 in the afternoon and I’ve done nothing but cook, listen to an audiobook and write my blog. Nothing wrong and most things right with that!
It’s now 5:30 and raining, enough that I’ve had to almost completely close the car windows to keep out the drops. Rio’s still tied under the cedar tree but looking around as if it’s dinner time, which it is. Zoloft’s asleep in the drivers seat and I’m propped up against two pillows in the backseat, just cracked a beer that I purchased in Reserve two days ago. Been reading about Gila Cliff Dwellings, Gila Hot Springs ($3 for a soak, according to my tour book that must be ten years old) and Silver City, NM – quite that happening place! I think I’ll leave here tomorrow and head that way. It’s Tuesday, May 9th, and according to Bill, Sophie’s arriving back to Austin today after her three week internship in D.C. With her brother, Austen’s company, Fission Strategies.
6:30 now, still dripping and getting cold.
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