On the 1st, Jef continued weeding circle of puncture vines. Drove Kathy to MD at local clinic.

Chinchweeds doing well in our yard

Looking to SW from great curve on BS Rd

Looking west into Tubb Canyon

Chinchweed in back of Rickard's old house

Kathy waited in car as Jef snapped a few pix on way home

On the 2nd, drove Kathy to doctor in Rancho Mirage.

Chinchweed near elementary skool

Car near skool on Borrego Valley Rd

On the 3rd, Jef got results of blood tests - nothing terrible.

Texas rangers still blooming after the late summer rains

On the 4th, Jef did final puncture vine removal on W Star.

A couple puncture vines before Jef dug them out

After digging out

Returning home with bucket full of puncture vines

On the 5th, Jef did puncture vine removal on upper part of W Star and Lightning, as he missed a bunch on original attempt. Started removal on E Star.

Water district has a little leak as there is standing water and very healthy spurge

Kym got Kathy a b'day cake & champagne, so we had a little ceremony. Jef picked some flowers from backyard

On the 6th, Jef drove to SD & got teeth cleaned & crown that fell off in WA temporarily reattached, as new crown will be needed. Stopped at Big Rock house on way home and did some front yard trimming and clean-up(40 minutes worth). Got Kathy a Thai dinner for a belated b'day gift and did some shopping before returning home.

Big Rock house after clean up

Panorama of valley with yellowing band the chinchweed fields

Our WStar house is in this pic

On the 7th, drove Kathy to dentist in SD. He found she needed a tooth pulled & tooth puller was across the hall & was available, so got her tooth pulled (with not-enuff novocaine, so very painful). Drove back home, arriving after dark.

Chinchweed still around, but starting to fade

At the dentist

On the 8th, Jef did chores & Kathy took it easy all day.

Jef started weeding puncture vines on East Star - before pic

After doing some weeding

Trash getting pretty full

After weeding even more

On the 9th, Kathy saw her 1st patient in over 3 months.

Jef did more puncture vine weeding, finishing nearly all of West Star

On the 10th, mostly took it easy at home.

Jef took pic of sky after sunrise this morning

Pepper snuck out, as Jef didn't close front door

Cool sky as seen looking to the west

Daisy hunting Pepper

Daisy(R) chasing Pepper(L) in back yard

Vertical panorama including drained pool

Looking NW

Sunset this evening

On the 11th, drove Kathy to MD in Escondido. A few minutes prior to arriving, we got rear-ended by a hit & run driver. We stopped & checked out damage & then went to MD and soon after tried to get a police case report started. Got Thai food and shopped on the way home. Then went over to John's place to discuss up-coming Borrego Days parade plan(Kathy's Bloody Mary event).

Chinchweed even blooming on foothills(this is the Borrego Spur)

Damage to rear bumper

The black compact car hit us around the center of this pic

Talked Kathy out of calling 911, so we could see MD before they closed

Kathy & John - we brought rest of Kathy's b'day cake & some wine

Pepper being blessed by the "angel" Joseph

Joseph & John enjoyed playing with the puppies

Joseph took this pic

John took this pic

Jef's "repair" job of damage to bumper earlier this day

John & Joseph continued taking pix

Jef briefly got camera back & took this pic of John & Joseph

Joseph got camera back for these last 3 pix

On the 12th, Jef did chores all day, including weeding about 35# of puncture vine in upper E Star, while Kathy took it easy.

Jef had called water district a few days ago about a leak here, and apparently they fixed it!