Aristotle’s Final Dinner © Brian L. Mellon All Rights Reserved

My friend Kathleen, stopped by my cabin today – a frequent and welcomed visitor to be sure. She had purchased a property next to mine so that she might live near a friend in a quiet environment far away from the mind numbing noise and demands of the city. Her fiery temperament, fed and nurtured from a successful business career, has greyed as much as her hair. Now well in her sixties, Kathleen is retired from the business world and has turned her passion for business into a passion for nature and its creatures.

Far from being frail or idle, her daily walks often cover several miles in this valley we refer to as home. It offers a myriad of trails through the birch and pine forested area, wh...

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