In a scene like this, who can complain about no rainy days for summer reading? A week-long lakeside stay in northern New York state was centered on all sorts of lively and delightful family activities, including leisurely pontoon boat rides on this lake. The family time resulted in a break from reading a poetry book per day during the month of August as I participated in The Sealey Challenge along with a group of poets brought together by poetry ambassador exraordinaire, Deborah Liepziger, whose book Story & Bone, I reread in early August as part of the challenge. While the poet shows versatility, verve, and deep sensitivity addressing a range of heartfelt emotions, I especially appreciate Deborah's exuberance in poems that offer literally touching detail, and allow us to rejoice in sound and sense. In my view, artfully writing about joy can be more difficult than portraying pain. Deborah achieves this, with great and admirable aplomb.