Making the second top

I've been wanting to make the Valley silos for a very long time. Their presence is such an iconic image for anyone who has grown up in the Central Valley of California. In the summer, with the heat of day, the soil gives off the sweet smell of growth. Abundance. Fertility. But for that we need water.

Years ago, before I moved back to Sacramento, my mom said the salmon were so thick in the fall that it looked like you could walk across their backs to get to the other side of the river. I wish I could have seen that. This last fall I don't remember seeing even one.