A day of transitions. Some loved ones leaving. Goodbyes. A quieter house. Down a dog and three persons. Still, a busy, pleasurable day of sunshine. Charlie is walked out, poor guy. Too far today. Walked with my two friends and Charlie and Kuzma, the long walk, at the Trustees, at Cape Poge. We stopped for an impromptu swim, the three of us humans, in the gorgeous sun spangled ocean. So much beauty in the green grass and the blue water, barefoot in the deep sand. And then Frank and I took our grandson to the beach for a quick visit before he departed. And then we took our friend Liz out in Bronco to the beach and swam again. We are all appreciating the special remoteness of this island off the island. My daughter Franci yelled to me––I must come and see the butterfly party happening in the butterfly bush. Indeed! A flurry of them! And the night sky tonight, brilliant.