Returning to the Mountain, My Queen’s Birthday, Godzilla, PVHT Engagement, A Few Words on Hunting

"I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say it because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have her photographs."
— Ellen DeGeneres

I am back on top of our mountain, purple bean bag chair, coffee, fireplace, my cat to my left brushing her tail on the floor. My wife is getting up; we…