I was not able to join any painters on what I think was the first clear paint-out day in weeks: I was at the Strathmore Mansion in Bethesda giving a talk to the docents about pastels and pastel painting, in conjunction with the Maryland Pastel Society’s biennial national pastel exhibition, Shades of Pastel, set to open the following day. I don’t know whether anyone else went to Lake Kittamaqundi to paint that day.