Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Tuesdays with quarry.

Quar-ry
n.
1. An object of pursuit.

Tuesday afternoon saw some of us pursuing relief from the recent heat of the valley floor. That elusive respite was found in the cool climate of a "secret" lake, nestled into one of the surrounding hillsides. Accompanied by two sprightly Springer Spaniels, we swam languidly for a spell, tossing tennis balls for the dogs' repeated retrieval.

We ended the ephemeral excursion with truffled goat cheese and a velvety, even-tempered '05 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir while perched atop the lochs stony overlook, observing our canine companions’ endless exercise of self-perpetuating fetch (Drop ball at top of incline. Ball rolls into water. Fetch ball. Wash, rinse, repeat.) A perfect passage into evening if there ever was one.

- Brendan.



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