Room with a View

Our indoor toilet stopped up today, forcing us to trudge down the path that leads to a rustic but still functional outhouse. With only three walls, it allows one to sit and contemplate the view of spruce, hemlock, and birch trees, a carpet of moss when the snow is gone, and blooming wildflowers in the spring. A red squirrel uses the roof rafters as one of its food caches, and a handsome moose antler is an added adornment, along with faded art prints on the inside walls. A bucket of wood ashes and a scoop sit ready to use as a liming agent. The indoor plumbing is usually dependable, for which we are grateful, but on days like this the outhouse becomes a handy backup. And you sure can’t beat the view.

... P. L. Morningstar
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