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Monthly Archives: March 2019
A Small Stream Fantasy
At last the upstate temperature had risen into the 50s, and snow-melt rushed down from the hills. In this topsy-turvy world of climate change, the New York weather might now be warmer (again) than the winds of Barrow, Alaska. Oh, … Continue reading
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Tagged community, dreams, environments, essay, fantasy, freedom, nature, poetry, reality, sense of place, small stream, Spring, Thoreau, wild, writing
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An Old-Fashioned Hike
I spent several hours hiking from the house to the forestland of brooks, the big hill calling me despite its foot-deep snow, my feet complaining for the lack of skis or snowshoes, the chill of March protesting winter’s age and … Continue reading
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Tagged Black Elk, environment, foothills, Genesee, hiking, nature, poetry, small streams, spirits, w. franklin, wandering, winter scenes, writing
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