went to the landfill yesterday...

went to the landfill yesterday morning. at 10 o'clock it was already very hot outside. the landfill makes me sad. one isn't allowed to take things away but only deposit them. people throw away perfectly useable items rather than donating them to thrift stores etc. as we were unloading household waste i noticed someone had dumped bolts of fabric. perfectly useable fabric! i waited until the attendant wasn't looking and stole the bolt on the top of the pile. it hadn't touched any trash and was clean. i think the attendant became suspicious after he turned and saw me shutting the truck door. he watched me like a hawk afterward. it's such a shame that for reasons of liability people can't remove things from the dump. it's rather depressing. we're a litigious nation. a pretty wasteful one too. but i guess i should be thankful that i'm free to complain of these things (patriotism!).



later in the day my brother and i delivered a new refrigerator to my father. it was a task because the unit had to remain upright so as not to disturb the cooling system inside. holding a refrigerator upright while lowering it from the bed of a truck onto the ground is harder than it looks. around father's cabin the poison oak has turned shades of bright red. it's beautiful. wild turkeys passed through the tall yellow grass. datura was blooming on the roadside. i took a few polaroids. but not of the turkeys. they're quite camera shy.

wellidy. i'm going to go watch a twilight zone marathon and eat bbq with sister and m----. hooray! fireworks are not allowed in this drought-stricken valley. sigh.

adieu.



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