I absolutely love summer. Long beach walks, sitting outside by the fire pit, and especially—kayaking. Those are the signs of summer at our house. We’ll be dragging out the kayaks soon, giving them their annual rinse (read: washing out the spiders—ugh!) and preparing for our first launch at the local pond. Pure heaven! Thinking about […]

I live in a rural place and love it. A dirt road, trees and ponds all around me, and just a few houses dotting the landscape. It’s a nature lover’s paradise. We’ve gotten used to the wildlife that shares our space—bears that lumber past our property, foxes that dart down the road, and even the […]