a hot day in July

cattitude and I got up early this morning so we could go for a walk before it got too hot, on a day with a heat advisory. We got back around 7 a.m., an hour before the heat advisory took effect. It wasn't a long walk, but it's good for me to walk a bit (the hip and knee problems are chronic and need attention, but I did okay despite not having taken an NSAID, because I try not to do that on an empty stomach.

adrian_turtle sent me a stuffed turtle, like the one that I've been propping my left hand up on when I stay over at her place. This is both emotionally warm and cozy, and practically useful, (The turtle is of just the right shape, more so than the stuffed animals I already had.)