Published October 26, 2012, 01:27 PM

In Our Own Backyard….A mother’s instinct runs strong

With the first paddle stroke, I exhaled a long breath and felt myself begin to relax into the rhythm of the lake. It had been far too long since I’d been out there, and I needed the mindless energy of the paddle to bring me back into the flow of the natural world that we are lucky enough to call our back yard.

By: Wendy Johnson, Pine Journal

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