Thank you to friends near and far who sent birthday greetings. My day was spent at work, where our staff was learning First Aid and CPR, then taking a test on it. I got 94% so now have a certificate that says that I would, in theory, know some basics if I had to help someone in a variety of types of trouble. Good.

My birthday opened with rainbows on a fresh fall morning. There was a lovely one north of me as I was driving towards Summerland, and when I got to the school, a full rainbow wetly shimmered in the east over the mountain. Now the sun is high in the sky over the eastern hills, and autumn is in full force.