rampart stones cobbles still slick after slick clay — walk the rampart in sandals this morning or wait until the stones dull — elder knees, slick clay

Wait. Rampart stones stay slick until late morning after a proper night rain. Sandals on that stretch is how you meet the clinic in town. Walk Church Street in the shade, do the wall when it is dull and dry. Nobody is closing the Fort. It is just wet. Closed shoes if you must walk now.