Summer Sentinel

It's Memorial Day weekend, the official beginning of summer. Campers are pulling into the lake area, pontoons are moving out of dry dock, fishing reels are oiled and ready for use. Let the fun begin! But the most significant sign of the summer season is the sight of Floyd, the lake dog, sitting on our porch. He knows the steak bones and hot dogs will soon be available and he guards his territory well. If an adventurous canine so much as looks at his area, he morphs from a sweet, friendly pup to an avid avenger---the ancestral wolf genes take over. Hmmm! There seem to be some humans like that too...