"That Summer"

As the time for me to leave San Saba approaches, I am realizing there is so much I am going to miss:
1. Spending my days with Liz, Juan Jose, Kristen, John, and Jimma
2. The sweet country air
3. Blaring country music while doing PNC and Anabat checks
4. Spending my nights under the stars and playing with bats
5. Having the freedom to squat down and pee when/where ever I need to
6. Skinny dipping
7. Dinners with John, Jimma, and Co.
8. Running with Coqueta and Laika
9. Rodeos and cowboys
10. Hanging on to the back of the SUV holding an antenna and receiver as Liz drives over bumpy country roads tracking bats
11. Visits from the UPS man
12. Visits from drunken cowboys while mist netting
13. Trips to Austin every month
14. Country dancing
15. Lifting John’s weights outside under ornamental animal skulls
16. Fresh vegetables straight from the garden and fresh, unpasteurized goat milk
17. Driving down the road and seeing a cowboy hat on the head of each driver
18. Waving at the cars passing down dirt road
19. The people I have met and have come to love