Death of a character

One of the joys of my life is perusing the “new books” shelves at the library and unexpectedly coming across the latest book by an author I love.  Sometime I get on the waiting list for a book I know is coming out, but it’s more fun when I don’t know there’s a new one out and suddenly, there it is…right in front of my eyes and within easy snatching reach of my hand!  That brings a huge smile to my face.

Road trip, southwest style, Day 1, expanded

As I leave the Phoenix area, the sun comes up behind the mountains, making them look black and one-dimensional.  Driving a new car makes life interesting as I don’t know automatically where all the controls are.