Yesterday felt like the Fourth of July in the north country. Had a great canoeing outing on Echo Lake with the old woodchuck, Doug Blodgett. It reminded me of the great canoe trip I took with John on the Allagash River in Maine at almost exactly the same time of year some years ago with John, the trip of a lifetime.
Drove through Wallingford on the way to Doug's house. Went by John and Ellen's old place there, the place we used to watch over Owen when he was born. Drove through Tinmouth on the way home. Things were hopping at the Tinmouth school, but Allyn wasn't there. She was enjoying her retirement at home. Cooler temperatures are expected today as we transition finally from summer to fall.
We long for permanence, but everything in the known universe--thoughts, weather, people, galaxies--is transient. That's a fact, but one we fight.
Sharon Salzburg
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