Random musings on my vagabond existence in the Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania and wherever else life takes me. After nearly two months of grieving following the recent loss of my mother, I can feel the old joy rising within me again like sap in a tree. It helps that Rachael and I have been spending a lot of time at our mountain house in northeastern Pennsylvania. What better place to get happy again than at your happy place? Nature is balm for my soul. It always has been t