It "only" went up to 92 today; I think it would have been a nice day, there were some fluffy clouds, but the pervasive smoke made the light ominous; in the late afternoon I was feeding the coffee grounds to the compost monster and glanced up to see the sun hanging like a bright copper penny above the garage. This walkies, there was almost no one else at the park. Mama Violet was there this morning waiting for her breakfast, and the grey kitten came alone to eat and drink in the evening, but otherwise no cat sightings all day. The dog did alert me in time to bring in the cat food tonight, barking at the enormous raccoon who had tried to remove it stealthily.

