As the twig is bent the tree inclines. ~ Virgil Wait, no, sorry. Try again. As the twig is bent, so grows the tree. ~ Alexander Pope Whoops! Wrong again. Last try. So bends the twig, so grows the tree. ~ My Mother There. Done. Glad that's settled. Let's pause for a moment, catch our … Continue reading Wednesday Words on the Wild: Influences
The Hobbit
Wednesday Words on the Wild: Fireside
Continuing the contemplative tone begun last week of sitting by a fire (preferably under the stars) and reflecting on the past, present and the future, here are lyrics to a song from J.R.R. Tolkien's Fellowship of the Ring: I sit beside the fire and think of all that I have seen of meadow-flowers and butterflies in summers that have … Continue reading Wednesday Words on the Wild: Fireside