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Notes from a back house inland of the water.

The turnout before the last hill

I parked where the road widens and didn't go down to the bluff. The fog was sitting on the water and not on me.

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  1. The cooler leaks on the rightMeltwater comes out the seam on the right end. I put a towel under it and keep using it.
  2. The fog stopped at the ridgeIn Agoura the morning was clear. Over the ridge the marine layer was still a wall.
  3. The screen door sticks at the topThe top corner catches the frame. Lifting the handle an inch is enough to get out.
  4. Two lemons, not the whole dropThe tree drops fruit on my side of the fence. I take two so they don't sit and go soft.
  5. The fountain was off againThe basin at the office park was dry enough to show the coins and the leaves. Nobody turned it on.