Dawn Jogger 2011

Usually by this time of year, there’s not a drop of water anywhere near Lake Lagunita. But the June rains have left a a few large puddles near the dry lake bed. During the rainy months a stream of water pours into the Lake, which, in the past, has necessitated some tricky puddle jumping. Earlier this year, a bridge of sorts was placed across the widest part of the trough of water. And now some enterprising soul has added extra lumber to make sure it holds up during the next rainy season. The fact that it still comes in handy in August is what’s surprising…

The last place the Dawn Jogger had seen the red canoe was up on what was once the Lake Lagunita beach, now no longer a beach because the Lake – when it is a lake – is no longer a recreational body of water, according to Stanford. This morning it had taken up residence directly across the dry lake bed. It was nestled on a deck under a oak tree on what used to be called the Kennedy Kosher Coop. Of course, whether the coop still exists is in question. Who knows, Stanford may have deemed it no longer kosher, just to do along with no longer recreational…

The Dawn Jogger is more or less back to her regular jogging schedule, which means the loop from home around Lake Lagunita and back on Tuesday and Thursday. This morning she spotted a well worn path and took a detour to see what was there. What she found looked a bit like a homeless encampment except for the fact that the furniture was on the newish side and the fire pit was hardly a random pile of rubble. The scattered bottles and cans did, however, give the scene  a rather trashy look. Guess even a dry lake bed is good drinking spot…