Steve and Judy's Travels!

 

Judy Taylor.

 

According to the Louisville Times.

 

Eighteen years ago.

 

The week of September 4^th, in the weekly newspaper, 2002.

 

Judy and Annie.

 

 

 

 

 

No caffein.  No chocolate.  No alcohol.  No dessert.  Nothing to eat after 7pm.

 

Pathetic, isn’t it, but how I sleep now is fully a matter of how I eat.  Any caffein (after my morning cup of coffee) and I’ll have a “surface” night of sleep.  Not even decaf coffee.  Decaf still has caffein.  Certainly not a coke at lunch.  Chocolate?  Same problem.  Caffein.  I’ll be in for a very long night.  Alcohol?  If I have a beer or glass of wine at or after dinner, I’ll fall asleep just fine, but I’ll wake up at three o’clock with an “alcohol rebound” as the stimulant effect kicks in.  There is a greater risk of indigestion as well.  Dessert?  Indigestion, and that burst of sugar makes it harder to fall asleep and stay asleep.  Nothing after 7?  Solid sleep doesn’t happen on a full stomach.  It’s better to go to sleep a little hungry than to succumb to a 10 o’clock snack.

 

I don’t live a life of denial; I can do any of the things I list not to do, but at the same time I recognize that if I want a solid night’s sleep, I need to get every one of these things right!

 

 

 

Can there be a second wave if the first wave never crests?

 

 

 

Closer to the ground.

 

In the pygmy date palms beside our house.

 

A volunteer.

 

A prickly pear cactus has found a home.

 

Right on the side of the palm.

 

A happy little cactus.

 

 

 

In this palm tree.

 

Over there on the left.  In the blue shirt and Levis.

 

 

Hacking.

 

Stuff is falling out.

 

Now he’s on the right.

 

Working fast.

 

It’s an annual thing.

 

A fine haircut!

 

There will be as much stuff to cut out again next year.

 

Each tree only takes a few minutes.  Have to keep it moving.  There are a hundred palm trees like this in the park.