I did however manage to find a decent spot near the finishing straight for the sunset on Saturday and luck played its part as a car span into the gravel and dust particles thrown into the air softened the evening light.
In the last slanted softening of late afternoon light, against the squealy repeated note of one small insect's cheep, under the bird-haunted acacia tree towering over the bare trampled compound, and near Camillo's derelict-looking car, dirt footprints on its doors — Camillo had been kicking it barefoot in fury for its refusal to start — an old woman approached through the sunlit risen dust.
Stocks softened around midday in New York as investors continued to cash in on paper profits following the market's venture into record territory.
The broader market softened Monday morning as U.S. stocks followed a sell-off in Asian shares and made another leg downward after the Chicago Purchasing Managers Index, despite the report finding that business activity improved in the region again in August.
Course workers soaked the lightning-fast greens the night before, and watered a few again in the morning, softening them up and rewarding players who attacked the pin.
Far from softening his stance, tonight Trump doubled down on it.
Across the broad valley, empty but for birds and a couple of farmhouses, the mountains soften in the late afternoon sunlight.
Remove cream cheese from the refrigerator and allow it to soften for approximately 1 hour.
President Fox, unaware that Japan's politically powerful farm lobby was blocking an agreement, tried to soften up Japanese reporters this afternoon saying, "Pork cooked in orange juice is a delicious dish".
There are moments when Bonds softens, like Tuesday night when he squatted, catcher-style, to catch the ceremonial first pitch thrown by his godfather, Willie Mays.
