It's summer, or will be, officially, tomorrow. :-)

Here again is another book from Steven Schnur and Leslie Evans, this time, Summer: an Alphabet Acrostic. I loved all the summer activities portrayed, there's even a concert in the park. Keep an eye on the dog!

While lots of folks walk year 'round, I have noticed the number of walkers in my neighborhood increases in the summer, so for that reason, I am including this book here. The Lost Art of Walking: the History, Science, Philosophy, and Literature of Pedestiranism, by Geoff Nicholson is not unlike a nice walk .... it was a pleasant read, with lots to see (so to speak). :-) There's a chapter on all the various words for moving about on foot, one on walking songs, and one on walkers themselves. And, of course, at least one reference to the Ray Bradbury short story, The Pedestrian.

I read this short story much longer ago than I care to admit. My copy is in S is for Space, but it's in many other collections as well. In a time when no one has, or wants, to walk, Leonard Mead does just that. Every night for hours and years, until one fateful night when the lone, remaining police car finds him. My recent reread proved every bit as chilling as the one so long ago.

Reading Hermit With Dog