It was Friday evening, up at Table Rock, just after part of the board meeting. People were gathered around, socializing, talking, enjoying each other's company, and greeting friends they have seen -- some recently, others not so recently. After the dance, some folks gathered together on the back…
Almost a full year has passed since last I was where I now sit: resting upon the bridge just below the mailboxes. It is close to sunset as I write. The moon is waxing past 3rd quarter, and the stream still flows strong beneath the bridge. In fact…
Green Cove, Tessentee, NC Sitting on the porch, looking out at the various obstacles strewn about between me ant the woods, I begin to grasp how it is that so many folks in distant towns pass whole years by simply looking at the world in front of them.…
Leaving Green Cove is a difficult move -- though I've been here only a matter of months, I've formed a tremendous attachment to this place. The people, the walk from the mail-boxes, blackberries along the way, the icy dip hole, the porch swing,... Yes, mostly the people. Lisa…
Tessentee, NC It is now dusk on the first night at my new location at Outward Bound. Four people are playing guitar, one harmonica, one penny whistle, and a mandolin. They are playing "Blues" with OB-type lyrics, attesting to the gripes that crews of past have endured. I…
Hawksbill Mountain, NC There is a Whip-poor-whill off in the distance. I've never actually seen one, nor has its call been pointed out to me, but the song I hear is so distinct, I hardly believe it could be anything else. As the moon is revealed and then…