Vernon Wade is a poet, author and freelancer. He has been published in The Gorge Literary Journal, Dualsport Rider Magazine, Hack’d Magazine, The Sidecarist, ROB Magazine and The Hood River News.
The world fills him with wonder. When he looks at the sky he is lifted into flights of fancy, when he stares at the earth he is drawn beneath its surface. He is delighted to find the macrocosm and the microcosm equally mesmerizing.
8/4/25 6:00 60f (15.5c) The corner of morning I can see from here is tranquil and very pretty. The sky is blue with a few tufts of clouds. The birds converse in a subdued chatter.
I watched a squirrel traverse the back boundary, leaping from tree to tree until he reached the big maple, where he gorged himself on nuts.
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You’re my favorite Boy Scout who never grew up. I enjoy your outdoor adventures. It’s a connection to my youth when l lived in a tiny alpine village.
Thanks, Shawn. Boomer Scout Troop is where it’s at.