June nights

Night walks in this part of the world can be very soothing and interesting. Just one street includes a variety of houses--Adobe, Craftman-style, white clapboard houses, homes with gables and wraparound porches. And there are so many different types of plants.The palm trees alone are quite varied--some palms are like bushes sitting on top of long stems, and some are shorter and remind me of giant pineapples sitting on the ground. I have stopped noticing them, but when I go for a stroll in the evening, I remember to do that. Birds on telephone wires twitter and crickets murmur (they sound very pleasant at a distance) and I find myself surveying the neighborhood as if it is a library of architecture and flora. I love these little walks.