barely passable

but I did my ask. Bit jet-lagged. But who can resist Summertime, in the subway?
Coastal southern California is beautiful and rather boring, a perfect combination for going away on the weekend for familial commitments.
To and fro I it was a great treat to watch Barry Lyndon and the Last King of Scotland. Helped a bewildered Chinese couple sort their plane ticket (I thought all Chinese knew English?!). And discovered twin young hummingbirds, mostly by their sweetly incessant pipping.