take another walk, with the girls this time, past the swinging vine you saw earlier, past pepsi can junction, to the main trail, skirt around a house that didn't use to be there, down thru a gully, skirt around some dogs and another new house, finally to the creek, splash around, skip some rocks, scream a bit at bugs and stuff, head back by the county roads, cut through the golf course, drink ice cold water out of paper cones, cut through the west extent of the woods where you can see the white tree, down over the used to be swimming pool, past the old bus stop and around the lake. have popsicles. cheese and crackers, carrots, hummus, take a shower. get ready to go to pagliai's for millie's birthday. celebrate while things are still sometimes able to be a little bit simple.