summer heat Archives - Scooter in the Sticks Exploring life on a Vespa, Royal Enfield Himalayan, Honda Trail 125, and a Kawasaki W650 Thu, 09 Aug 2018 06:35:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 71084491 Riding in the Dog Days of Summer https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/08/riding-in-the-dog-days-of-summer/ https://scooterinthesticks.com/2018/08/riding-in-the-dog-days-of-summer/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2018 06:35:24 +0000 https://scooterinthesticks.com/?p=8558 Thoughts and Feelings of Summer The crickets and katydids are deafening as I attempt to write. Even through the drone of tinnitus, a hearing affliction that robs me of some of the high frequency details of life. Night sounds whisper of the flush of summer, the fullness of living things just before they begin their […]

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