I walked Lola by the lake one morning at the beginning of the month.
Cool sweatshirt morning
The water still waking up
Gray clouds and quiet
I thought back on memories of recent seasons, drives up north and paddles downstream.
Sunny green summers
Puffy clouds and warm water
No sweat and no bugs
June still concealed in cold, wet weather, memory continued to hold my imagination. I recalled more days of water.
Leave early for trout
Childhood days in hidden creeks
Sun on a lost beach
Katie and I cooked dinners of seasonable produce and meat on the grill.
Sirloin on special
Asparagus and flowers
Food from farmers
Work took me to northern forests for a couple days.
Drive forgotten roads
Always one more curve or hill
Stop to study rocks
At the middle of the month, we joined friends for a weekend of canoeing and camping on the St. Croix.
Long summer daylight
Swim in clean river water
White morning fog