God painted the trees brightly last night.

He may have taken my beloved Summer to a distant port,

but he lit up the trees with color and put pumpkins everywhere.

Today I ran off to Rockport to spend time in the warm arms of my beloved Summer's embrace. We met on that secluded rocky crest, Cove Hill, that overlooks the harbor and touches the sky. For so long her warm kisses were only a memory. Today they were gentle, deep, passionate and everything that kisses should be from such a princess. Without food she fed me. Without a prescription, her beauty went to work to heal me. The older she gets, the more beautiful she is. The older I get, the more I appreciate her. My love for her is endless. In her absence I starve for her touch, her sights, her fragrance, her sounds. I will run away with her again after a few long days. I don't wish to be apart from her long as she is fickle and loves to have many others in her company. I cannot hold such a splendid spirit captive, I must share her, though it pains me to imagine her separate from me. I will think of a new place to take her, a new vantage point to bathe in on our next rendezvous. Every place I enjoy with Summer is magic. Every time I sit in her company, I am in Heaven with its most special angel. She asks for nothing except my company.If you see Summer, tell her I will be back to her soon.

As I ran my errands today, out the the corner of my eye, I held my breath as my car ran directly over a turtle that was slowly crossing the street. I was relieved to look back and realize that I did not accidentally kill the turtle. I was about to pull my car off to the side of the road so I could move the turtle to safety, but as I made the attempt, a lady in a black SUV had already stopped to save it. I paused and watched as she picked up the turtle which was only about the size of my closed fist. I felt joy as she released it to the safety of the riverbank at the road's edge.

In a world where many are too busy to even notice a turtle, this woman restored my faith by stopping and unhesitatingly safeguarding this small creature. A random act of kindness. Someone cared enough to save the life of a tiny turtle. The woman did not worry if someone hit her SUV or if her stopping in the middle of the road slowed the flow of traffic. Nor did she worry that the turtle would bite her. She only cared about saving the little turtle's life. How grand.

Maybe the turtle crossed the street to test humanity. I do not know. My faith in human kindness was strengthened today by its presence and the kind lady who cared more about a turtle than her SUV.