Denouement: the end of spring

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As I write, the pool isn't open, yet our large Sterilite bin of pool toys has found its way to our patio. Sprawling plastic watering pitchers, shark-shaped dive toys, sieves, and nested buckets litter our patio for much of the day, without sand or chlorine just yet. The teenagers are still turning in their end-of-the-year papers and completing exams, bu…