I think today is going to be the first REALLY hot day of the year. Barb is down in Los Angeles, and I woke up early this morning. I took Bailey for a walk around the Santa Venetia marsh, which is down where the creek goes into the bay. It's usually cooler down there, with the air coming off the water. But today, even at 7am, the air was very still. The birds had knocked off their morning flights early, and were calling out from down low in the bullrushes. The sunlight was very bright, with sharp defined shadows following us down the path. Bailey, who is somewhat baleful due to Barb's absence, reluctantly trotted along the path, needing some coaxing and a biscuit from time to time. She was panting before long, her black fur working against her in the early heat. The hills all around us are turning brown later than usual this year, since May was so chilly. A couple days with today's heat, and they will be scorched to their summertime color.

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