ripe with possibilities

Warmer today with some drizzle. Overcast. I discovered the broken plumbing source—an outside faucet valve had failed. After the usual nightmare dismantling someone else's shitty plumbing job and a trip across town to Home Depot to get new parts—a new Lowe's is opening soon only three blocks from my house—I was able to repair the break fairly easily. Running water is a luxury we take for granted. All the tools are put away and everything is buttoned up.