June 2022

Books read: Book of Hope by Jane Goodall and Douglas Abrams The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy Portrait of a Lady by Henry James Trails walked: Old Fall River Road in Rocky Mt. National Park (June 2nd) Lost Lake and King Lake Trail in the Indian Peaks Wilderness (June 8th) Ouzel Lake in Rocky Mt. National Park (June 14th) Crater Lakes in the James Peak Wilderness (June 22nd) Mt. Kearsarge in Winslow State Park, New Hampshire (June 28th) Song(s) of the month – Earthrise by Amanda Gorman Scientist Spotlight – Dafydd Owen, Paxlovid development June Summary: Well, 27 months after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in the US, my wife and I finally succumbed; a gift from our grandson. My wife’s theory that chile and beans were her defense against the virus took a hit. Luckily we were both fine after a few days and luckily this variant seems relatively weak compared to the Delta variant of last summ...