Sequoia Coast happy machine

For @Kesuk ! Set by the Bay's borders.

For all he said he liked the forest, it was not a convenient place to live if you held the skies in any high regard. He had found that the beach provided a breathtaking view, but the trees rose up too high behind him to get that highly sought after three hundred and sixty degree view. However, from the flatlands beyond the forest's reaches, he could get pretty damn close. There were still mountains that rose up to impede his view, but for the most part he could see what he needed.

If there weren't clouds.

Lately, he had not been so lucky. The night was cold, but it was humid and cloudy. He found his way to small hill where the ground was dry and settled down, trying to reorient himself with the sky at night. With the clouds in his way, though, there was little he could accomplish, and after hours of trying, he drifted to sleep where he lay.

The night fell and the sun rose with little sign of waking from Aesop, who snored softly, happy to sleep the day away.