June 19, 2025

Good morning!

It’s Thursday. Here in the United States, it’s Juneteenth—a federal holiday marking the end of enslavement in this country.

We’re still in the woods, and our osprey continues to circle overhead. We’ve shown that we have no interest in her nest. But as guardian of the next generation, she’s still wise to keep an eye on us.

“Let the eye of vigilance never be closed.”

—Thomas Jefferson

Onwards we go,

Clara