back again. i am so relieved to have had a walk, a shower, and now to be walking around in someone's old boxer shorts. (they are mine of course, but whose they were before i really couldnt say.) the cats seem to have missed me, even though it was only a weekend.

its hard to believe that andrew says summer is almost over in england. or maybe by now, its gone. here, things are still blooming; the first hummingbird ive seen since being here, i saw last week, taking advantage of the mexican petunia alongside the house and the roses seem to put out more flowers than they ever did in the middle of summer. weeds are prolific.

the smell of cut grass lingers in the air.