Cardhouse of the Awaited, 55th Day of Spring, 526 M.E. (Betelgeuse): Today, the I Ching gave me Ming Yi (Eclipsing the Light), Hexagram 36. Earth above, fire below. 

Some scholars suggest that the words Ming Yi might once have been the name for a bird. The moving line, line six, reads, "Its broken wing mended, the pheasant is released to its fate. Realizing that darkness co-exists with the light in its own heart, it transcends the bonds of good and evil, and freely roams the heights of Heaven and the depths of Hell."

These times call for a saintly effort to turn the other cheek, the oracle advises. Although you've been deliberately injured, going blow for blow will only escalate this war. Abstain from vengeance. Show all watching that you are above it. Sidestep your aggressors' headlong charge, giving them the opportunity to fall on their face.

Good advice, although I can't really think of an aggressor that I need to sidestep right now. The Stable Genius? These modern times? As I sit in this pile of bricks on a hill with tons of lumber towering over my head in the form of trees, my personal Sword of Damocles, my greatest adversary is probably extreme climate, but how do you sidestep the weather? 

The fire below: the Pineland Road wildfire down in South Georgia now covers around 32,000 acres and is still only about 10% contained. The Highway 82 wildfire and has fallen from 15% contained to only 10% contained, and has nearly doubled in size, growing to about 9,500 acres. The wind is currently pushing the smoke from the fires toward the northeast.  A cold front moving in across the state brings a slight chance of rain but will also a cause a shift in wind direction, with the wind coming out of the west tomorrow. 

The ground outside is wet right now from some trace of rain that must have fallen earlier today, although I missed it. Right now, it's overcast and cool (61°) outside, at least with regard to yesterday (83°). It's a walking day, but I don't think I'll get my steps in as the weather doesn't look reliably dry enough. Would that be sidestepping the weather?