Miss Jo

I took baby on a leisurely stroll through the temporary neighborhood this evening. Though I’ve pushed her in her stroller a goodly amount, for some reason lately I’ve wanted to hold her in my arms and that’s what I did tonight. We walked past the suburban homes of this corner of outer Austin, watching the last rays of the sun catch the treetops and feeling the day’s heat come back up at us from the earth. We said hi to a few neighbors, including the elderly Miss Jo, a lifelong Austinite. Carrying baby was tiring, occasionally awkward, and sweaty – but I won’t be able to do it forever and I’m glad it’s how we saw the neighborhood tonight. Miss Jo told me she thought it was a good idea, too.