Drinking Al Fresco

There’s a fly in my wine, but I’ll drink it anyway. Lazing on my swing seat, contemplating life, dogs at my feet, I pick up my glass and gaze into the golden nectar. There are now three flies swimming, getting gamely drunk. I sigh. It’s been a long week.

Alison Davidson is a Brit living in New Jersey with a passion for dogs, hiking, and now writing.