too hot

Thanks, commentators, for the information about the birds. How many kinds of herons are there? It seems that every time I see a new, large bird in the park, it's a different kind of heron.

Both dogs complained like crazy about the suddenly "long" walk to the park. Today, they refused to go at all, so their walks were a few blocks around here, doing a couple of little errands. No everyone is at home, keeping cool. We don't have full house AC, and last night was the first night we used the bedroom AC. We have an old house with lots of cross-ventilation and very little direct sunlight. We are very happy for all this.

Stay cool, everyone. It's supposed to be reasonable this weekend.