Orchard in Bloom
"A warm surge
blows between us. The sweetness of abundant pink blossoms perfumes the
field."
Chapter 10, The Gathering Basket |
Cider Time
"The magic
that people seek when they move to New Mexico is alive this weekend. Last
week's snow wasn't strong enough to strip the brilliance from the
remaining lavender asters or the yellow plumes off the chamisa.
Gold and saffron-tinged leaves bob in the river's current. Sandhill cranes
rattle kar-r-r-r-o-o-o in topaz skies while migrating south...
and the northern apple orchards are ready to pick."
Chapter 6, The Gathering Basket |
Summer River
"The Rio
Grande's silence stops when rain tickles its flow. Suddenly, the river's
Mexico-bound course drops five feet, the water takes its challenge and
roars like the sky above."
Chapter 11, The Gathering Basket |
Barn in Fall
"If the Gods
of October are pleased, then the glorious gold that oozes from the
towering cottonwoods alongside the river will dance and brush against a
cloudless, azure sky."
Chapter 1, The Gathering Basket
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Winter River
"Winter
Solstice. I celebrate this day. The light returns to its long path. When I
fall into a dark hole where the light cannot penetrate, the winter
solstice proves me wrong - the light
never goes away."
Chapter 8, The Gathering Basket |
