Thanks! I’ll definitely give that link a try. The lake deck is at our off-grid, boat access only small cabin in the Adirondack wilderness. We’re very lucky to have acquired it a few years ago.
Ah, a glorious piece of writing Arnie. I’d forgotten that aspect of 1984 - I read it when I was 13 in 1983, determined to read it before its sell-by date! I think I might go back to it. And you have a deck on a lake - how marvellous. We have a deck that looks out over a 12th century English church, a very green and simple view but endlessly inspiring. We face north - so we get rainbows over the church and striking sun across its face. I don’t know if you can listen to BBC Sounds over there but your writing reminded me of a delightful programme called Archive on 4 The Great Outdoors that begins with the wonder of reading nature writing and how ‘it reminds us of a distant summer’.
Thanks! I’ll definitely give that link a try. The lake deck is at our off-grid, boat access only small cabin in the Adirondack wilderness. We’re very lucky to have acquired it a few years ago.
Ah, a glorious piece of writing Arnie. I’d forgotten that aspect of 1984 - I read it when I was 13 in 1983, determined to read it before its sell-by date! I think I might go back to it. And you have a deck on a lake - how marvellous. We have a deck that looks out over a 12th century English church, a very green and simple view but endlessly inspiring. We face north - so we get rainbows over the church and striking sun across its face. I don’t know if you can listen to BBC Sounds over there but your writing reminded me of a delightful programme called Archive on 4 The Great Outdoors that begins with the wonder of reading nature writing and how ‘it reminds us of a distant summer’.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001ml5f?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile here’s the link if you can get it