i thought of going down to the little beach by the children's hospital but my foot still hurts and i didnt want to get hassled at the closer beach so we walked around the lagoons and through the meadow and back around the harbor to tell j we picked up the gull yesterday. he was looking around for it and relieved not to see any feathers or a dead bird. we talked about how sick this country is and wondered if it would ever get better. we didnt think the racism would ever go away but we're glad some white folks are joining with black lives and people are realizing its our joint existence at stake.