#259. I love the lodge’s front deck.

I love sitting up there in summer, in the warm sunshine. I love all of the good talks that have happened up there. I love the view of the lake.

I love it that when Merle was building the front and back decks, and Ben was helping him, Merle always referred to them as the “Benny Deck” and the “Kenny Deck” because one was big and the other was little, and because our last name is “Dueck.”

Here’s a picture of what Ben does on the first day of each week in summer – he stands up there and uses the megaphone to direct people, and call out random, Ben-ish things to people down below: