Every night I hear an animal noise outside in the yard and I’m so curious as to what it is. I might record it tonight. Also I haven’t been awake late enough to see the stars properly. Must fix that before we leave.
Today we spent most of the day in town. Kiddo and I played at the pirate park, then walked to the pet store, then to the gallery. Pete and I had a nice lunch at Ryce. A bit later we got some super fun ice cream flavors at Tin Cup. Mine had spice!
It was a super bright sunny 70 degree day. The UV index hit 10 so everything was baking in the sun. I have an app that shows daily art and today’s just felt like it fit. It’s Maynard Dixon’s Cloud World from 1925.
In the afternoon a walk with Jiffy turned memorable when she rolled in something very stinky. We did our best to hose her off outside the gallery but it was a bit chaotic.
We hung out outside while she dried off, and heard a party going on down the street. A bunch of people in costumes were on bikes blocking the street. It was the celebration at the end of the unofficial chainless race. Kiddo pointed out someone dressed like a slice of pizza, a chicken, someone with a huge top hat, purple hair, all of it a riot of colors. One bike had a stack of speakers on it and people were dancing and the vibe was fun.
Today’s reading
Poem:sorrows by Lucille Clifton
Essay: currently reading about Miami, or one girl from Alabama’s view of it
Short Story: The Era by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 2018
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