For Vicki and Steve Palmquist the Game Knights and my entire KidLit family L.P.S. For Lena perfect little duckling A.N. Perched on the edge of a northern lake a nest of dried mud and grass cradles two eggs Olive colored black splotched future loons MAY 13 Mother and Father loon guard the nest that rests in the shadow of the tamarack Bald eagles patrol the sky They spy shriek and swoop 
