Dusk, rain, rash

Wonderful gentle rain for the past 24 or more hours, soaking into rust-and-butterscotch-colored autumn leaves. 

I've had to take off the heart monitor because I broke out in a ferocious rash, itching and burning like poison oak, apparently from the adhesives or the plastic electrodes against my skin. I called the monitor people (in Texas), and it came as no surprise to them. They said to suspend monitoring until the rash "calms down," try some hypo-allergenic electrodes they are sending in the mail, and restart next week. 

I'm reading The Overstory and enjoying it immensely, and I did get to Bella's school today to assist in the Art Literacy class I've volunteered for. However my activities are severely curtailed at present.