My son likes to find the biggest stones his little hands can hold to throw in the brook. I watch him search as the water babbles by and discern which rock is just big enough to make the desired splash. He squats to dig his fingers into the sand and pries his gem from the earth and heaves it over to the edge. Plop. He stands on the bank, watching th…
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