A small chaparral enclave in the grasslands. Who has caused that trampled grass all around it? Rabbits, venturing forth into the grass? Or deer, come to browse on the bushes? Are there other possible herbivores? The lone valley oak, fully clothed in leaves, stands to the left; a bare valley oak is beyond. Dramatic clouds occupy many levels of the sky. The radio telescope sits on the top of a distant ridge. 8:03 am.