November 30 - Up Against the Steely Skies

A second page composed for Psalm 42 ("As the Hart Pants"); fine Music Theory presentations from Aaron, Xavier, Adrian, and Scott;

paper-grading over shrimp (never got around to having a seafood platter back East);

late-afternoon coffee at the bookstore; and the evening class from Willie Dixon (b. 1915) through George Crumb (b. 1929) and John Williams (b. 1932), but still very much looking ahead toward

the late 20th Century.  Home for another of the



History Phases videos -- IX. Guirault de Bornelh (Reis Glorios).

November 29 - Back to It All

Ah, the joys of being home, beginning Opus 187, Psalms, Book II, with Psalm 42, page 1,

heading

off to

Diablo Valley College for the second week of student teaching, for Sarah's dictation on John Williams's Harry Potter and Jeremy's board harmony of music from System of a Down (plus impressive student compositions),

launching afterwards

to

Sonoma County

for what will probably turn out to be the second-to-last walk on the Coast-to-Tahoe-Basin walk,

from

Willow

[-brook?]

Creek

Divide

Ranch

House

to

Penngrove,

on Adobe Road

past

Jacobsen

and

Davis

then

back

via

Bennett

Valley

and

Trinity

Road for the next YouTube video --



History Phases: VIII. Orkney Islands (Hymn to St. Magnus).

November 28 - View From There and Here

Time to hit the aerial road -- after

pool; an

incredibly sumptuous brunch buffet with Bette, George, and Ann

(re-encountering the Bells); and last views of and

from their residence, on the only pristine blue-sky day of the journey.

So adieu

to

loved ones,

and

into the security mill

and

waiting room

drill (careful to sit in a strategic spot this time within sight and sound of departure goings-on).

We have liftoff over dark-spangly Pennsylvanian vistas,

with sleepy seatmates (what a contrast) and

attentive stewardi.

At last the more concentrated -- yet surrounded by open space -- lights of California.

Touchdown.

Hallelujah, re-uniting with Harriet, and finishing the editing of Psalm 41 (27 pages total).