Author: Geo Davis
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Haunt & Hound
I rewind the clock eleven years, resurfacing these slightly spooky captures of Griffin on March 29, 2013. Our late Labrador retriever still presides over Rosslyn’s entrance staircase in my memory. His handsome mug and build, relaxed and lethargic, gazing down, anticipating adventure. Or a banquet. The ghostly image and Griffin’s eyes conjure a perfect pub…
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Tanglefoot Tango
A poetry flirtation among tango and two Tanglefoot counterparts. Peculiar, but provocative.
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Spring Grilling
An informal ode to the grill’s seasonal migration from carriage barn hibernation to deck celebration. Let’s eat!
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Full Moon Hangover
Did you see the full moon last night? Spectacular! I snapped this photo of the moon illuminating a cinematic moonbeam extending from Vermont’s Green Mountains to Rosslyn’s boathouse. It was a breathtakingly beautiful prologue for the full moon insomnia that Susan and I experienced last night (and the full moon hangover that I’ve been enduring…
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Dawning
“Each time dawn appears, the mystery is there in its entirety.” — Rene Daumal Early birds enthralled with the daily matinal unshading embrace the mystery (and the wellspring of possibility that flows through it.) I know. I am one. A “morning lark” married to a “night owl”. Opposites attract. The dawning invigorates me, and the…
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Ice Flow
Lake Champlain ice flows are legendary. But 2023-4 did not deliver the shore-to-shore ice that during our early Rosslyn winters and springs were as predictable as months of snow. And, in many respects, that’s a relief given the currently heightened water level which has been hovering around 98.5’ above NGVD 1929 for about a week.…
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Spring Snow Today (and 10 Years Ago)
Spring has sprung. So say the celestial bodies. So says the calendar. So say the daffodils and the Canada Geese. But winter-into-spring is a mercurial transition, and spring snow today reminds us that winter has not yet fully retired. Nor can we assume that this almost Easter dump is a total fluke. This view from…
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Wisdom & Wonder
Connecting the last two posts, to the extent that they overlap, we wander into wonder. A familiar space for me. Tracks in snow. Memories of cross-country ski adventures. Traces of footprints in sand. Wandering between wisdom and wonder. Sometimes blurring the boundaries. Sometimes mistaking one for the other. Briefly. For a while. Then reminding myself.…
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Cross-Country Ski Tracks
Sunday snow arriving, or so we are told. Possibly 10-12” of March powder. Or mashed potatoes. Or something in between. If meteorologists are correct, we’ll be creating fresh cross-country ski tracks in the days ahead. Did you know that cross-country ski trails/tracks are known as “loipes”? The photo above — moody afternoon light, thin cover…
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Home Away
Two days ago I shared a scrapbook post that mentioned our “home away from home” and that subsequently referenced Curtain Bluff in Antigua (aka Wadadli). Immediate context was this welcome letter. That welcome letter and the sea urchin test (ie. shell) featured in that post. A fragile artifact from our home away from home… […]…