Feathered, blooming tree on Mt. Wilson.  Still attempting to identify.  See Flora of the Mt. Wilson Trail, San Gabriel Mountains

January 1st through June 30th in books.  Collected essays, experiences of life both epic and mundane.  Sunken in realities, alternate and present.

L to R:
- Too Much and Not In the Mood, Durga Chew-Bose
- Odyssey, translated by Emily Wilson
- Crucial Conversations, May Sarton
- Red Tenda of Bologna, John Berger
- An American Childhood, Annie Dillard
- How to Write an Autobiographical Novel, Alexander Chee
- Feel Free, Zadie Smith
- No Time to Spare, Ursula K Le Guin