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September 2007

Wood smoke

9/27/2007

 
The seasons seem to pass quickly these days. Summer is over and autumn is on its way. And since it's now getting noticeably colder, on many nights I could smell the scent of wood smoke as it wafts across the hills from wood stoves and chimneys of homes that are down in the valley...
It's a comforting smell, too. It makes me think of happy families gathered in their living rooms or dens as they sit around a crackling fire.

The aroma of wood smoke also reminds me that there is a world beyond this prison. I think of parents playing board games with their kids inside cozy homes, and elderly folks huddling close to their woodstoves for extra warmth. While, at the same time, deep in the woods of the Catskill Mountains, all kinds of creatures, both large and small, are instinctively donning their bodies with extra fat and fur for the winter that's ahead. They're busy stock-piling their nests or dens with food for a long season of snow and frigid temperatures when food will become scarce. They're likewise preparing their dwellings with extra material to help shelter them from unforgiving winds.

The sweet smell of burning wood brings many pleasant thoughts to mind.

D.B. 

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