The Man! (Part 1)

       Cameron sharing twelve seconds. Moose River, New York, July 7, 2009.

El Cameron

C. Pleasant reigns at The Cottage. Moose River, New York, May 31, 2010.

Lead On

Moose River, New York, October 12, 2019.

Cameron (Five Years On)

I wanted to write about this guy in detail. Right now? Nope.

I can say these things, though:

He was one of three orphans I met near a woodshed in 2000. He was in the room in Palmyra, NY, when Mom and Dad and I assured each other that we couldn't keep him or his siblings. He, after hearing that, climbed my shoulders to the top of my head, sat down, and fell asleep.

He knew better. He knew he was home. They all knew.

We did, too.

-MJ

Something Blurry But Real

Fourteen seconds of bad video of deer hurrying through Moose River, New York, on December 22, 2006.

I found this a few days ago and cherish it, not only for the deer but for the fleeting glimpse at Owen's Pl. (pronounced like it's spelled), the long-gone (burned in early 2008, I think) home of our neighbor Owen. He rebuilt (spent a North Country winter in a camper while doing so) and stayed on another several years. We were neighbors for about 14 years and my sum total of communication was a few dozen waves. Dad talked with him once or twice.

Time goes on. Owen passed a few years ago and his new camp is now someone else's. But his original place is always his, and I'm not knocking people or change when I say I am grateful for that...

...and for the deer. And the woods. And late 2006. It's great to see them all.

-MJ

Four Days From Saginaw

Baby's robin looks out at the rest of America. Moose River, New York, June 3, 2019.

Kids

Several Novembers ago a man trekked into the North Country of New York. He thought his job was to move and stack three cords of firewood. In a sense he was correct. In another sense he was wrong.

The true task was to meet six kittens.

I am that man. These are those kittens. This is part of our story.

It seems like it happened yesterday. I'm sure it always will.   -MJ