i left the festival to spend the solar eclipse with my family, on a sandstone fin, at a picnic table, drinking wine, eating grilled vegetables and fresh strawberries.  the 4 year old boys pretended they were mammoth hunters and i was reminded of the toad shaman who said children are the best medicine.

balancing narcissism with beauty, intelligence and change with contented-ness and peace, technology with natural sustainability.

a rattlesnake tail in the sun. bats at dusk. stars.