Tag: Hudson River

  • Trouble, trouble, trouble. Trouble.

    Really? How can you complain when you find yourself in the most beautiful place on earth? Can there really be trouble in paradise? It’s like this. I got some feedback on a just-drafted chapter from someone I trust. He said what I wrote was not perfect. It’s hard to write about nature when you’re in…

  • In my skin

    as it were – and having exercised my brain enough for today I thought I would exercise my legs by making my way down the scant-mile-long trail to the river. Magic hour. Just before nightfall. It is a wonderful path, carefully marked with delicate ribbons by Chuck, who takes care of the property. I’m hoping…

  • I am in Heaven

    and thus not able to file regular blog posts. You’ll understand. Catwalk Institute is a ravishing place to have a writing residency. I think I will be far too consumed with writing chapters of Heartwood here to do much else. Perhaps exercising my daydreaming muscles too. Part of the creative process, don’t you know. My…

  • A nice trail at a nice time

    if you happen to be a dog. Not. Or the owner of a dog. Nope. Or people temporarily in possession of granddogs. Yes. Their actual, official humans are in Italy for the week, so Gus and Ottie are making do with us. Magic hour. Rowley’s Bridge. Nice trail if you happen to like white mulberries.…