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Though I Need the Forest, the Forest Does Not Need Me
The sun is out and it is 50 in December. The white bones of the sycamore trees glow. The morning was cold, so the fire blazed in the living room. The cat warmed my lap while I read poetry for breakfast. This afternoon, I plan to walk again outdoors. The woods lie quietly, as if waiting for me, although I know the deer do not desire my company, the cardinals flit from tree to tree, oblivious. The mushrooms bloom or do not bloom, wilt and decay or do not, and the wildflowers, sleeping in their root balls underground, plan for their springtime sprouting whether I am in this world or no.
— Michele Pollock
Building Fine Log Homes for over 40 Years
HONESTY • INTEGRITY • HANDCRAFTED QUALITY 3497 Clay Lick Road • Nashville, IN •( 812) 988-2689 mikenickelslogcabins. com
Helmsburg GENERAL STORE
Owners: Sharon & Leonard Richey
Pizza & Wings, Groceries, Ice Large Selection Domestic / Craft Beer & Wine Tobacco Products Camping Supplies, Live Bait & Tackle Hunting & Fishing Licenses Check Station, Firewood
State Road 45 and Helmsburg Road Intersection •( 812) 929-7797
66 Our Brown County • Nov./ Dec. 2023