Possum. Monday, July 4th, 2016. Valley in front of the wooded cloverleaf with the drainage stream. Deadly transitions. The wilderness is closed down. Spiteful congratulations. Detective work is logic-based. Honest mood assessment and a frank aesthetic pronouncement. All in a day’s work. I don’t take holidays, ma’am. The failings of a naturalist and city planner. The highway sounds like an ocean of sand endlessly roiling our contentment. Tide’s coming in- take to the hills. Crime scene photos of a vandalized museum exhibit. More nautical metaphors. Little picture/big picture. There are questions with no answers, and questions with answers- the ones without answers are the ones that need you the most. This is where the need for prioritization becomes critical. Short-term survival mechanisms. A wish as a promise.