Summer has arrived with a molten thud here on America’s North Coast. It’s time to retire to my porch and recline under an umbrella, sleeping dogs at my feet, to sits and thinks ...
Let me take a minute to catch you up on the day. At the moment, it is 92° here on the shores of one of our great inland “oceans.” The lake, my muse, is as calm as a bathtub just before the grandchildren jump in. Have you ever seen a bald eagle in the wild? No matter where you are or what you are doing, all you can do is stare in slack-jawed wonder. What a splendid creature.
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