…is the rubber band.  In 1820, in England, Stephen Perry received the first patent to make rubber bands. Defined as a thin circular piece of

Wolves are curious, rarely afraid, and quick to take off. In summer they live in family units, raising pups and are not a threat. Food

Day 10. I had Cream of Wheat this morning with raisins and a spoonful of peanut butter. Then, to paddle. I had an odd memory.

I’m with my sister, Eve, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, months after the summer. She is having a knee replacement.  In pain before the operation, she is

The upper part of the river is smooth paddling. The river’s narrow, and the rapids are thin as a pencil, a line from bank to

I’m paddling.  Up at 7 and left camp at 10. One stroke after the next. Switch sides. Feel the paddle pull through water. Smile. The

John Keats was a Romantic poet. He died young but in a short life penned unforgettable poems. In a letter to a friend he presented

There is a coat I visit. I can not buy it, or wear it, just look. Most years it sits in a drawer in the