Nonamessett and November
Our seasons of light, of warmth, are over. The increasing darkness of September and October signaled leaves to prepare for departure and death. Green faded away. The departure of chlorophyll exposes the chemicals which […]
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Veteran’s Day in the USA, November 11, 2014.
The tompostpile seldom comments on the “news” or on politics. Today is an exception. To think that the first World War was one hundred years ago… At its […]
Wishetwurra Farm, November 2014
Another month, another climb up the ladder. Far below lies Wishetwurra Farm, increasingly shaded, as the sun flees south, falling lower each day. We’ve not yet had frost. Average Martha’s […]
Watching from the Shore: A Wave.
South Beach. Martha’s Vineyard. Look to the South from South Beach. And you will see nothing but the horizon. Once in a while there are birds. Sometimes there are seals. […]
Marginalia, Vermont
Today’s post comes from northern Vermont. It considers houses and homes on the edges of the roads. Not the fancy houses, not the mansions, not the castles on top of the […]
When is a Mine the Side of a Lake?
We set off, one gray Montpelier morning, to go to P*****ville for out annual honey purchase. After getting our year’s honey, supply, we went through Maple Corner, home of a […]
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