Musing from the other side of the week…

As I slide down toward another weekend, my feedreader brings me this from Mark Peacock at Appalachian Treks…

Appalachian Treks: Serene Majesty

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul and delights and elevates it, and fills it with noble inclinations.
–Washington Irving (1783-1859) American Writer

The beauty of Rocky Fork is [...]

Saturday Morning Muse

Occasionally a blog entry will touch a spot in me that makes me do something…Cate’s “ramble” today was one…

Beyond the Fields We Know: Looking for…
Some places arrange themselves perfectly in eye and viewfinder, and yet they do not speak or sing. Others, often on cold, dank and foggy days, arrange themselves easily in neither [...]

Quick Quotes From The Left…

Eugene Robinson – The Surge Turns Into the Stall – washingtonpost.com

Of course, Bush long ago lost any credibility with Congress and the American people on Iraq. It’s understandable that he hides behind Petraeus’s breastplate of medals and Crocker’s thatch of gray hair, sending these loyal and able public servants to explicate the inexplicable: What [...]