April 30 - Taking the Scenic Route


Detour on the way home, to a church perched on the south side of Rills Ridge, with a window north to The Quarry and sunward to


Mt. Diablo


Suisun Bay, the Mothball Fleet


Benicia Bridge, etc.


From here,


take the leisurely way,


walked a number of years ago,


via Lopes Road,


past Close Canyon,


Trash


Valley,


Stonewind


Ranch,


Wooded Top,


Parish


Canyons,


Horse Farm,


The Suburbs,


Hovel Hills,


Eden,


Rohan,


Chinese


Wall,


Long Barn,


Dinosaur


Ridge,


back


on the


freeways and thence home to edit even more of The Decameron - Fourth Day: X and Psalm 122 (pages 5 and 6 respectively),


over a variety of


enlightening videos with


Harriet.


The day begins with the


freewayic


reverse of this


(on the 51st day of summer, highest even yet of year at 89, and 11th as 80-or-better for the year),


meeting the Theoreticians for Zihao's fine presentation of a pentatonic piece,


Board Harmony on Kurt Cobain's Heart-Shaped Box, (borrowed Add6 Chord from Minor) and


another wonderful composition from


Ashley,


 plus another visit to Owen's class.

Also finish score-study of George Enescu's Symphony No. 2, Op. 17, No. 1 (Introduction, 1914 - four pages total), and begin that for the Alan Hovhaness Symphony No. 1, Op. 17: Andante maestoso (1937).