Sun-Turning, Dream-Turning Flower
Soon the trout lilies will be blooming in the Catskill Mountains. According to the Almanac of Persephone: “Their pretty yellow flowers follow the sun during the day and close at night, only to turn...
Tagged: Catskill Mountains
With or Without
Yesterday last day of ski season bright and warm the slopes “corning up nicely” loudspeakers around the base lodge blaring not-so-modern-anymore “I’ll stop the world and melt with you” all these people with pricey...
Wingéd Words
Early March in the Catskills. Ascent of Friday Mountain. Cold wind, sun no good for melting hard-packed snow and ice. Pause for a break. Look! At the base of an old yellow birch, a...
Students are Crops, Forests are Customers
Catskill mountain. Trailless peak. No Parnassus. Rip Van Winkle. Far-off dream. Second growth. Frozen fountain. Winter chill. Contour lies. Wrong turns. Twists and tropes. Thin air. Wanton lines. Loose rule. Tongues tied. Breath short....