After the morning dew is off I fire up the tractor and swather and move across the field. Summer green windrows appear as I inhale the fresh cut balm of alfalfa and timothy.

Magnificent concerts at the Gorge and exquisite plays on Broadway. Cultural events that create joy and lifelong memories. I encourage you to attend as many as you possibly can.

Picking up rocks. What can be learned from picking up rocks? I have spent a fair amount of my spring and early summer picking up rocks in the old field. Softball-sized rocks, mainly, that I can toss into the tractor loader bucket.