Monday July 12, 2021

Goodnight friends! Continuing mild insomnia and redoubling clammy humidity left me feeling slow and befuddled, didn’t really start thinking in a straight line til late afternoon, and finally got around to some exercise as grey afternoon shifted to pale violet darkness, whispering with furtive inconstant rain. Before that, wanting to do something low impact but sensorily rich and absorbing with my hands I peeled, segmented and froze several mandarin oranges (I can’t remember where I heard about doing this but I’d been wanting to try it for a while) to snack on. Still stuffy and warm in the evening so I ate some after dinner – a highly recommended treat!

Atmosphere thick and heavy, prickly with moisture between showers. Since I wasn’t very mobile til after dark I took a brief, rare night stroll, wet streets blazing with reflected amber light, pale moth wings strobing against the deep murky blue sky.

May we be welcoming and welcomed today!