There is a faraway moon, a few stars, and night sounds: a train whistle woke me, a dog barking in the distance, and the crickets in the background. It is not cool, but pleasant. Yesterday there was a 60% chance of rain, some thunder, a few drops, but not much in the end. Plants are drooping everywhere. Other people have said their tomatoes are dropping blossoms from heat and drought, but we have managed to keep ours going, thanks to my Dad's efforts at watering. There are bugs, though--leaf-legged bugs. They look kind of like squash bugs, except more alien, and they fly. They gather on the tomatoes, but don't do much damage that I can tell. Just creep me out.

Yesterday, I spent 5 hours at the Land Trust office. Nathan asked me to help with the Annual Report, copying donor information from spreadsheets. And there was a lot of volunteer action. I was able to help Lynda with a computer problem, by uninstalling software she had recently added: PC Tune-Up, supposed to make her computer run faster and better.

At 3, I picked Ray up and we made a quick stop at Earth Fare. Otherwise, there would have been no yogurt for breakfast today. Then he dropped me at Robyn's for counseling. It was nice to see her again and she was helpful. It's sort of annoying, she repeats and restates what I am saying, but somehow it is helpful to have someone else paying attention and summing things up. I am creative, I have lots of ideas, but I am frustrated by not having a job that allows me to use them.

We didn't have to make supper, which was good, because we were pretty hungry. Captain and Vanessa had made spaghetti with meat sauce and they had a lot left. So they had brought us some, which we heated in the microwave and gobbled down. Most food is tasting really good to us now.

I spent a couple hours at the Fellowship talking about changing our structure. Then some TV and bed, a little too late. But I slept well.