Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Leland and Esther. (Wedding 2003). Leland Glenna was a wonderful member on my Quail Ridge land trust board. He was a Sociologist and Researcher at UC Davis along with Esther, a postdoctoral. They were to be married in May 2003. There was a Lutheran ceremony, followed by a reception at the Wilson Clarksburg Winery. The venue at the Winery, near the Sacramento River, Was modified somewhat by a statement I had made to Leland. The reception was to be completely outdoors on a Sacramento spring afternoon. Talking with Leland 22 years later, he declared I had 'saved the day!' Oh?, forgetting what I had actually done. Being a farmer, I knew the vagaries of a California Spring day, And had warned him that in May, it could very well still rain. "Be careful and have a backup in case of rain!" The day finally came and, indeed, there was a light (morning) rain during that day. Leland and Esther had listened to the old farmer/biologist and had an indoor reception.. The moral is, always ask a local peasant about weather, When planning an outdoor event, involving many guests! 24 October 2025 0520 Hours.