Living in the desert southwest, summer solstice comes during days of intense heat. Soon, cicadas will emerge, their shrill buzzing a soundscape of desert summer. The air is hot and dry, usually until the first week of July. Then winds shift and the summer monsoon kicks in. A few months of intense dust and thunderstorms are ahead. We are grateful for any chance of much needed rain.

This journal entry chronicles moments captured along a spur-of-the-moment spring road trip. Four days away, unplanned and enjoyed. I had hoped to venture out during the winter months, but life has been full and the time did not quite present. I love music in my life. Last fall I discovered Marlon Funaki. I deeply enjoy his sound. I looked at his tour schedule and saw a show in Tucson. What called me out was his concert. I bought a ticket, a road trip in the making.

A journey it has been, to the release of this website. A work of love, it began quite a while ago. Life has taken many unexpected turns over recent years. This is the nature of life, however. Priorities had to shift, as they often do for us all. I am glad to have reached the place and time to let it out in the world and move forward with life’s beautiful flow.