It's raining. The grass is wet. Little dimples fill the lake. Water coats the deck and driveway with a slick, glossy finish. The backyard is growing at mach speed. To make up for the lack of summer outside, we've been painting and play-doh-ing, reading and playing so many double headers of living room kickball. And occasionally, when the rain breaks, we sneak out to kayak which is mostly our boys' vehicle for spotting snakes, frogs, lizards, deer, crane and other wildlife neighbors....

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