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Sorry for the lack of posts lately, folks. Work has been kicking my ass and when I do have the time, my mind has been elsewhere. However, I do have a LOT of events and outings planned for the summer that I am really looking forward to. Some will get reviews and some will get commentary. Others will be spurned. I don't know why, but someone has to take a bullet for the team.

For example, tonight I watched Quarantine (psst... they all die) and then went with Derek to a "Summer Stroll" event at Huntley Meadows. To be completely honest, I didn't care so much about seeing animals or getting an education about the various creatures in the park, I just really wanted an opportunity to walk around at night surrounded by nature. I really love enjoying a warm night outdoors. Back in my college years, my buddy Dave and I would get lawn chairs and sit in his back yard overlooking a lake and talk for hours. Something about night air and not quite being able to see the other person's features makes conversation flow easier... Yeah, that sounds kinda bad... But my point is, I like talking with people, and outside at night seems like a really good time and place for conversation. And I miss it.

That didn't really happen on this walk, but it was nice to be outdoors. And then there were the fireflies. We were up in the tower overlooking the marsh for a good while and we could see the fireflies in the meadow below and that was kind of nice. Then we walked back toward the visitor's center and we witnessed the most amazing show. The treeline was awash with glittering lights everywhere, which seemed incredibly neat to everyone... and then we got into the woods and it was absolutely unbelievable. It was like the stories you read about faeries in a mystical forest. I know, it sounds kind of silly, but you see it was, well, magical. From the foreground far into the distance there were tiny lights constantly flickering. If you slightly unfocused your eyes so you weren't looking at anything specific it looked like something out of a movie or what you would imagine from a book. I can't describe it any other way. Magnificent and beautiful.

More to come, I just can't guarantee regularity for the next few months...