Middleton is a nice little town. Old houses, quiet streets. The Napa valley is gorgeous in the after-rain sunshine, as I come down from the hills. It is about 2 miles wide at this point, and the vineyards look healthy and handsome, with wild mustard growing in between rows of grape vines. Thru the Two Lips.
Creeks everywhere are full and rushing.
Down Thirteen Curves heading into Bolinas, activity node of the San Andreas fault, power point. Along the lagoon and the view northwest across the tide flats from just beyond Ed Letter's place, the ridge in the background, water reflecting in the salt marshes. B. B. King has just put out a masterpiece of an album. Duets with Eric Calpton, Tracy Chapman, Van Morrison, Joe Cocker, Rolling Stones. Another artist in later years who's better than ever.