On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 12:28 AM, Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com> wrote: > > It is all in alders and second growth, > concealing a hundred years of history, canneries gone, fish wheels > disappeared, an entire small village bulldozed and burnt to make way for > a log dump. One red-roofed set of old buildings a mile or two > downstream still shines in the sun, where Chinese filleters, Slav gill > netters, and Scandinavian oarsmen worked salmon runs in the early part > of the twentieth century, a hit or miss way of life, with mortality an > everyday reality. Your writing has the ability to make a place come alive for me. It brings a nostalgia for the people I missed knowing in a place I've only seen in my mind as described by you and your words. Makes me feel like I was there back then and knew them myself. Thanks. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Feb 26 2008 - 08:46:29 PST
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