Today started cloudy and cool but ended clear and warm. Karl and I jumped in the Jeep and headed east over the hill to a spot on Echo Lake where we like to walk. The summer residents are mostly gone and the lake was quiet under an azure sky.

We mosied along the trail that borders the inlet and out onto the peninsula. Ducks, seagulls, a turtle and kayakers were on the lake.

It was a lovely evening for an amble by Echo Lake.

**What a difference in Karl this weekend! His energy is up, his eyes are clear and he has no symptoms of nausea or discomfort that I’m now fairly sure were a result of the long course of antibiotics that were part of the initial protocol.