Monster of a season

I added more pages to my monster project forART HOUSE COOP which is enjoyable work but going slowly.

I finally decided on a format. Each spread has a monster on one side and a quotation about monsters on the other. So... little by little it is progessing and I still plan to meet the January 4th submission deadline.

The unusual cold continues here but I didn't have to scrape the windshield this morning. A week of rain is to begin this evening. The strawberry shack on Rte. 12 in Kenwood finally closed when the plants froze and stopped producing.

I grew up in Illinois were strawberry season lasted about six weeks. Here in northern California we watch to see if the Cambodian women are in the field and if the OPEN sign has been put out. It usually happens in April.

Someone who commutes that way regularly, like me, sees the action and spreads the word. Soon cars are lined up, sometimes just waiting for the next bunch of boxes to trundle in, still hot from the sun. You know, I've lived in Chicago, New York City and San Francisco so I'm more than familiar with the advantages of urban living. But when it comes to personal preference I have to admit my motto is, "The smaller, the better." Which do you like best?