Mt. Snow for Lunch
It wasn't long before the two brothers were off to lunch. It was Shep's idea. He
wanted to go down to the Dog Barn, where they knew the owners and tell them
about the Moose. He wanted Rinny to come off like some kind of big game hunter
hero of the Green Mountains and just get into being part of it somehow. He'd been
doing it his whole life and Rinny was well aware of his older brother's intentions and
simply tolerated it. Anyway, he was hungry and he liked the crowd down there.
They got there just before sunset. It was early December and the sky was a
special Vermont blue, electric in its intensity and exciting in the way it tickled your
outlook, your interest in life. Not too many days have these qualities in a lifetime. It
was an invitation to be, and be thankful for life and the joys it brings. The sky became
darker and darker blue and blue-gray and set like the end of a fine song - quietly,
"I'm glad we came down here tonight Shep". You could feel the enthusiasm inside
and the mood of the mountain resort. "There's girls in there Rinny".
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