so today it was 35 degrees in the shade, and beautiful. this evening was more beautiful, i went up onto the terrace to make a start on finishing my second masterpiece. i scared some birds, bumped into a hornet, and then stood on some dead crispy wasps barefoot to get there, but when i got there, it was well worth it. so my cellist has now had about 25 face lifts and 12 goes at botox, but shes getting there. im hoping, perhaps too enthusiastically, that i will finish her tomorrow. and then i went for a ride on my bike, because im practicing riding without hands, because i think it would be a cool skill to have.