The promontory where I took my panorama picture:

And some pines trying to scale a nearby pinnacle:

As far as today...

Two meetings scheduled at the same time this afternoon, about a half-mile apart. One in the wife's building, on the same floor. Both meetings parts of on-going processes. You know, the meetings that always conclude with setting the time and place for the next meeting.

This is the second time the two groups have unintentionally synchronized their meetings. At least last time they were in the same building, and I and a federal biologist managed to attend most of each.

This time, forced to choose, I naturally chose the meeting in the wife's building. After lunch, she and I drove most of the six miles to work side-by-side on the interstate, and down city streets. And I got to admire her rear as I followed her up the stairs before parting company at the top.

To be honest, I haven't considered myself an essential player in either group. But you have to wonder when the second group sends a messenger to the first meeting, requesting my presence.