Dave Hurst

The tree, identified by a sign as a yellow birch, was not mighty. It was mighty impressive, though, with its small yellow-greenish leaves glistening in the afternoon sunlight.

Left behind in the attic of my house – at that time recently purchased – was a bundle of squarish sticks, all marked in inches and resembling yardsticks but much longer, with a couple sets connected by hinges.

A massive cube, measuring several feet per side, is suspended in the middle of the room. Shining through a red medium, a light source within illuminates the intricate black patterns that have been laser-cut from lacquered steel.

The mid-October day was beautiful. A bright, hazy-blue sky provided temperatures in the low 40s.

Walks with my wife have been challenging lately. Not because of my wife! Because of the season.

By DAVE HURST Two very different groups of colonial revolutionaries gathered in July 1776.

Two very different groups of colonial revolutionaries gathered in July of 1776.

Well, the Season’s here: the lights, the activity, the variety, the crowds; the drama, laughter, tears and joy.

Well, the Season's here: the lights, the activity, the variety, the crowds; the drama, laughter, tears and joy.

By DAVE HURST Not that the pines were darker there,/ nor mid-May dogwood brighter there,/ (0)comments Welcome to the discussion.