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OUR BASIN OF RELATIONS, The Art and Science of Living with Water is now in Vermont local book stores and can be purchased directly from me by clicking here. Just click on image of book and follow prompts. All proceeds go to Clean Water Advocates, Inc. a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

Fun in the sun on Lake Champlain, and for that matter, on any water basin, can’t be taken for granted. Crap flows into lakes many ways - I can’t image waste water treatment systems allowing sewage overflows multiple times every year.

Following is an excerpt from OUR BASIN, from the article entitled TEN INVITATIONS INTO THE WATERSHED , FOR MY DAUGHTER, FERN written by Trevien Stanger.

Gratitude. This is a world of water and wonder, my baby daughter, and you’re invited. Your first home was in the amniotic water of your mother, and ever since you’ve emerged from that first mysterious ocean almost two years ago now, you’ve never been far from water. While there are always going to be ten thousand things to pay attention to on any given day, water can be a constant presence in your awareness, a wellspring of appreciation. Notice this fact: every day of your life, regardless of season or mood, water will make at least one appearance into your perceptual field that will invite wonder. Might be a waterfall, might be a rolling fog, might be the light striking the streaming faucet just right - water talks to us as Beauty, and you’re invited to share in it.

The only piece of advice I could ever give you with total clarity is this: accept these daily invitations with gratitude and grace.

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