I was sitting peacefully on my deck mesmerized by a red-tailed hawk hunting over an alpine field with my three dogs — asleep in the sun — when I was surrounded by a scrum of teenagers. I knew all of them well, but was immediately disoriented. There was no immediate request, and for some unknown reason, they had pocketed their phones and decided to engag…
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