Taking Flight

At 1:00 AM, the northern lights streaked across the sky, mesmerizing, undulating bands in green and pink. The Old Man and Elsbeth sat on the makeshift chairs, smooth rounded rocks encircling the “table” boulder that had been dropped by the receding glacier at the exposed ridge at the East Chickenbone Lake Campground. An involuntary murmurContinue reading “Taking Flight”

Elsbeth & the Wise Old Man

Days in Parallel They started out with the intention of doing something fun together. The old man brought faith and survival to the relationship, and Elsbeth brought education and parenthood, and persistence. They both brought strength and stamina, success in each of their own varieties, failures, too. The season bloomed early with spring beauties dottingContinue reading “Elsbeth & the Wise Old Man”