(A note to readers: Arthur and I would often tell stories to each other, or more commonly make up stories together. Most of the time these tales were absurd and silly and reflected the excessive amount of imagination and curiosity that he and I shared. Other times I used them as fatherly lessons in Read More
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Small Things and Large Things
I often write about what I am thinking when I’m out walking or riding. Being alone in a grand place allows me to contemplate the things that have influenced my thinking throughout my life. This process helps me to try to sort out the loss of Arthur and try to understand what was going on in his mind Read More
America’s Wonderlands
When I was very young... When I was very young, five or six years old, not sure of exactly when, my grandmother gave me a book. This book was called Americas Wonderlands and was put out by National Geographic. I’d give you the publishing information but this book has been loved hard for many, many Read More
The Rescue of Her Royal Highness, Princess Yellowspot Longtail Salamanicus
(Or Another Appalachian Animal Allegory) It was a dark and stormy day, well stormy anyway, but quite warm for December. After a rainy afternoon of wandering about in the forest looking for things to photograph, dodging excitable whitetails, and enduring the malicious behavior of those reprobate Read More
The Mysterious Cat
The Mysterious Technique of the Cat In old Japan there was a swordsman named Shoken, and Shoken had a problem with a rat. Not a cute little rat as you find in pet stores but a extra large, nasty, aggressive, intelligent rat of an excessively ill nature. Shoken had a cat, and in those days cats Read More
Two Years
I wish I could tell you that grief and loss get easier over time, but it doesn't. In many respects for me, it is worse than it was. I have more time to think, and the more I think the more often that confused and angry state of mind takes over. It goes away over time and is replaced with just a Read More