i've been feeling justified in not going out wandering and capturing because it is Just Too Hot. so i thought i would play with some older photos instead (of which there are thousands). looking for a few last-summer photos, i found folders FULL. i was out wandering constantly. this same time of year. i feel a little spanked. am i just a lazy whiner or is it *really* much hotter this year? hmmmm. regardless, i keep with my plan to stay in and attack the skill of painting again this weekend. tons of new music from the library. and books. always books. onward...