It’s nice to get a chance, in the summer, to get out of the city once in a while to enjoy the beauty of nature. Last week my family and I got to spend a few days upstate in a cottage owned by some friends. The cabin sits on the shores of a picturesque lake near the foothills of the Adirondack mountains. It was really amazing.

One morning I went out for a walk to enjoy the beautiful scenery and a thought hit me ...