what to say other than that it was another record equalling heat day... then, after i'd set of in search of something which i can't remember now, the first spatters of rain, soon enough transforming into a proper thunderstorm, the rain way too warm, too like a fully clothed shower experience to be indulged in, remnant plots and plans set aside in favour of picking up a couple of things from the market and indulging in a shakshuka...

oh aye, nancy pelosi arrived, her welcome shining from 101, but otherwise curiously low key, on this side of the straits at least...