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The Scariest Thing in the Forest
Posted by Scott Stowell on May 02, 2020 | Add new comment
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Wilderness is the very definition of social distance. In these pandemic times, wilderness might be one of the safest places to reside.
Pandemic Patronus
Posted by Scott Stowell on April 18, 2020 | Add new comment
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COVID-19 has generated upheaval in everyone’s lives. By comparison to dealing with the virus, trips to the salon just aren’t high on our priority list. We shouldn’t be going anywhere to show off our hairstyles anyway.
In no uncertain terms do I soft-sell the pandemic. It demands to be respected and treated with utmost physical care and responsibility toward others.
Backroad Grace
Posted by Scott Stowell on January 23, 2020 | Add new comment
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One of the roads I use often is a former railroad from the logging heyday. It’s not much wider than a single lane to begin with, but it narrows even more in some parts. A grandmother pine shoulders one side and a greenstone boulder bottlenecks the thoroughfare on the other.
The Soul of Place
Posted by Scott Stowell on October 30, 2019 | Add new comment
One can revisit the past quite pleasantly, as long as one does so expecting nearly every aspect of it to have changed.
Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov
A Gentleman in Moscow
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Funding the Future
Posted by Scott Stowell on August 26, 2019 | Add new comment
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This enterprising young man introduced himself as an eighth-grade member of the Timberwolves high school football team. He explained they needed a new scoreboard and were seeking donations. From his strapping demeanor, I quickly surmised they’ve scored so many points over time that they burned out the last of their lightbulbs.
I liked the cut of his jib.
Wing Spread
Posted by Scott Stowell on July 15, 2019 | Add new comment
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She and Del were singing little “Runaway” half way across the lake until she lowered her landing gear, cupped her wings and skidded gracefully to a stop. Her adolescent shape bobbed on the light chop.
Pockmarks in Plaster
Posted by Scott Stowell on May 28, 2019 | Add new comment
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There’s no teacher like experience and I dip into that well frequently. I’ve done my share of home improvements throughout life, but could still use some work on my in-the-trenches technique. I do my homework and garner all the advice I can get. I try to listen with an open head and heart, and follow instructions to the letter.
Shedding Winter
Posted by Scott Stowell on April 15, 2019 | 1 Comment
The group gathered around the back of a pickup and its owner flopped down the tailgate to display the fruits of his labor.
The Winter Stall
Posted by Scott Stowell on February 22, 2019 | Add new comment
Numerically, February is the shortest month. Psychologically, it slogs along like a benumbed lunkhead meandering through the calendar. February owns all of winter. We might as well X-off all other months capable of unrelenting snow and temperatures that make ice, and call every bit of it “February,” the 212-day month. Winter has stalled and there’s no end in sight.