From two weeks back...

I just returned from taking Greta to a fabulous park a few miles up the freeway from our house. Robert E. Lee Park has trails that wind around a lake, with picnic tables scattered through the woods and grassy areas. While not an official dog park, it's dog friendly and everyone has their dog off leash without anyone getting all anxious about it. It is frequented by dog friendly people and they chat happily with other dog parents much the same way I imagine parents of people children do at a playground. It is the most un-uptight place I know of in Baltimore.

The temps are in the low 70's. It is slightly overcast and sprinkling mildly, which I love.

On the way home, I listened to an interview on NPR with Les Paul. Now in his 90's, he's performed two sets each Monday night for the past two decades at a jazz club in New York. As I pulled off the freeway and made my way the few short blocks to my house, they closed the interview with Les plucking out Over The Rainbow.

Perfect.