The new year was said to begin in darkness, in the northern traditions. Last night was thus the evening when our dead could roam the earth, and we could acknowledge…
It seems there were no architects before the 18th century. That isn’t quite true, but in going about France and Switzerland looking at buildings, it is starting in the 1700s…
Or almost. The vivid and smoke-free skies of yore, yes, but now you can’t swim in Odell Lake, for heaven’s sake. And it had taken me some resolve to decide…
Long ago memories combined with fantasy may drive us more powerfully than we know. But there’s no shame in that. Today’s featured photo is Joseph Creek Canyon, winter home of…
