365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Painted Mountain
Day 3: When the clouds lifted this morning, Mount Rainier was revealed in a luxurious wrap of new snow which had fallen overnight. Only a few days ago, I had stood looking up from Longmire at an expanse of bare rock until, embarrassed at seeing her aged flanks so exposed, I averted my eyes out of deference. Her naked season seemed protracted this year, only a faint and transient veil of white coming in September to hide her craggy body, yet she maintained her majesty throughout.
Those of us who watch the Mountain's seasons know her many faces and have favourites among them. The "new dress" is mine.
Labels:
Mount Rainier,
pasture,
snow
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