first swim of the season yesterday. it was beastly hot--no breeze, no clouds (until later in the day), just full sun and lots of humidity. and i work from my air-conditionless home. out of my attic bedroom. in which i keep the windows shut to discourage indoor nest-building by stinging insects.
it was a good ten degrees--at least--warmer in my room than it was outside. i could have watched the sweat bead out of my pores.
so anible got back from rochester, and we went swimming. ah, it was lovely. took off to the popular swimming area at six mile creek, near the wildflower preserve. not the best place to swim at the creek, but the only one that doesn't involve a mile-long uphill on the way back. *grin* by the time we got there it had cooled off enough that really swimming wasn't necessary. we waded thigh-deep along the far bank instead, under a grove of hemlocks at the river bend. (*happy sigh* yes i'm a sap, leave me alone.) the gorge is distinctly gorge-like at that particular corner. the walls curl easily ten feet or so above the water level, and the riverbed is chiselled smooth. ah, it was so good to be outside in the sun and water. curse the economic forces that bind us to our paychecks! ar!
we stayed for around an hour. saw a mole trying to make its way up the wall--it was having difficulty, so anible helped it. *grin* played with these little water beetles i'd never seen before. impossible to catch, i don't know how they moved so fast. got the adrenaline going when we simlatenously noticed hundreds of discarded exoskeletons stuck to all dry rock faces. anible commented, "they're bee larvae, see the legs? there are usually three or so hives up in the trees later in the summer." needless to say, we left shortly thereafter. *cough* good ol' apiphobia. i would have taken pictures, but i didn't have my camera at hand--bad idea to take expensive electronic equipment into rivers, you know.
o, went to see the latest harry potter last evening. a fun movie. if you haven't seen it and you're going to, here's a tip: don't despair, it really is a good movie with a good ending. heh, the foreshadowing is fantastic. you know all those random shots of harry staring out of clock faces or into his reflection? yeah, they're relevant. it's very nicely put together.