...I still remember flypaper. And I remember the languid summer days that came with it, apples slowly ripening in the orchard, evening fields filled with fireflies. Then was a warm, green world of bare feet and dappled sunlight. We squandered those days luxuriously, climbing trees, hunting newts, inventing games. We launched dandelion seeds when they began, milkweed seeds when they ended. In between was a time of discovery, freedom, and joy.

 

Flypaper Days

Lizard Tracks, Oljeto Wash

  1. -The photo to the left was shot during an eight-day paddle trip on the San Juan River, Utah



“None other than this long brown land lays such a hold on the affections.”

-Mary Austin