Sometimes, it's good to take a break. From writing, from surfing, from stoking out. I haven't done exactly that but I've been laying low the last few weeks. My surf sessions have been feeling nonchalant-- long peeling longboard waves, sunny beach days with lots of good friends. Several days between each session. I've been riding my bike everywhere lately and spending time in the garden in my backyard. Photography has been on my mind-- pictures for the taking just about everywhere. D and I head to Death Valley on Thursday. I've never been to the desert. I hear I'm in for a treat.