Red took his first swim this afternoon, we took him and Lenore to the Battenkill River in Shushan. Lenore took off after sticks, Red waded back and forth between me and Maria. He seemed to enjoy the water but isn’t sure yet about swimming. I’ll go in with him and get him paddling soon. Red herded sheep this morning, helped us settle in with some new sheep Darryl Kuehne brought over. Tonight, the third meeting of the Hubbard Hall Writer’s Workshop. I can’t wait.