The sentry

I've long admired this old tree, standing alone and tall in the midst of the summer's current crop - this year soybeans, last year corn...

A fabulously beautiful day, another round of summer camp starts tomorrow, this time she is as anxious as I am - a bit ready to just go home, but excited to be going to camp with her best friend. It'll all be fine, it's just a grand adventure. She rolls her eyes a bit as if to say she's tired of adventures but then decides she's really glad to be going.