Summer's Lease


Summer's lease hath all too short a date.  ~ Shakespeare

Ride, ride, ride to extend the sunlit harvest days.
And, wear your whites proudly as you roll past their September 'long' expiry date.

Photo: near Forestry Farm, Saskatoon, 2020



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