i'm heading back to oakland tomorrow...my summer here on the farm has come to a close. i've so much to write, but i just haven't been able to get the words out quite right lately. they'll come, in time. for now, i'll say, simply, that my heart is heavy as i leave this farm and this land and these people; this has become my home and i am going to miss it dearly. i'll miss grady, linda, nathan, cameron, callie, tosh, buster, miko and zikr...they're family, after all. i'll miss spending my entire day outside, watching the sun come up over the hills, sweating in the mid-day heat, snipping basil as evening comes and the sky fills with blue and purple hues...such connectedness...