A very few photos, for now, of my week away.
We dropped L here, for her week of experiencing life in a dorm while taking a music class, during which she got very expert at using her subway pass. My phone would ring, and she'd be in Union Square. Then, a little while later, she'd be at the Met. I think it was a good week for her; she was sad to go.

I got to visit and walk with a very generous, kind, and interesting
blogger indeed; here is one picture from an amble (one of a series, actually) she took me on along the river.

And a Fourth in the backyard, with an excellent aspect on the fireworks: