I was scrolling Facebook, looking over my morning notifications, sipping my coffee and BAM. It happened. My eyes scrolled over my worst nightmare. It was the longest, nastiest, creepiest snake, playing in a pool of water with an innocent toddler, her mom, the spectator, looking…

I grew up spending my summers at my grandparents cabin on the lake, swimming, skiing and fishing. Some of my fondest childhood memories are with them there. My grandad was an avid organic gardener to which I still have his old “how to” books that…