the panamanian child

Claude left today, and I am going to have to scramble tomorrow to follow her toward the west coast. We had an excellent time together, though. Yesterday we got up early enough to (sort of) beat the heat and take a walk at Bob White, where they've done a v. nice job maintaining the various prairie trails on the south side. We also drove to see the two murals in the southernmost portion of the county before coming home to shower off the remnants of our sweaty walk. Then we went to the next town over to have lunch at Lucile's, since we knew that we would not feel like leaving the house again later in the day as the heat index went over 100.

So we spent the rest of the afternoon doing a variety of indoor tings, eating cheese and other snacks, and drinking aperol spritzes. And we hung out with [censored] when he got back, which was v. nice. And then Claudia packed up, and I accidentally stayed up way too late...

...but I was still able to wake up in time to take Claudia to the airport for her flight. After we said our farewells, I ran some errands, got my nails done, and got my hair cut in preparation for my trip. Then I drove home (with a quick stop to buy the first sweet corn of the season), chatted with [censored], made some pasta with mushrooms/chicken/jarred alfredo sauce, and generally messed around.

And now I need to go to bed - goodnight!