Not a lot to report on the house front as the month has been largely devoted to outdoor leisure – golfing (Mizuho is getting really good), biking, camping. September set a new monthly high for the valley. Spent several hours every 3 to 4 days watering the 100+ tree seedlings (which are doing very well). Dug out and gave away dozens of irises to friends and neighbors. Mizuho saw a bear in a tree beside the driveway – it was scared by Taisho. Spent a few days power washing 4 different rock faces and badly strained my shoulder in doing so. And we celebrated our 33rd anniversary with an excellent tasting-menu dinner at the new (and very impressive) restaurant at Cedar Creek.