The fathers of trees
Day 7 of this Amtrak Residency. Greetings from Big Sur where I am now at mile 4005 of this voyage. You can read previous entries about the journey thus far on this same site, or at the Amtrak blog here.
I’m “at a siding” for a few days, here at the midpoint of the trip. Having crossed the Rockies and the Sierras, I arrived in San Francisco last night where my friend Zoe scooped me up, took me to the Rex Hotel, where we drank a couple of Moscow Mules and at 7:30, dear hearts, I was in bed.
In San Francisco town there lived a whale; she ate pork chops by the pail.
Took the Coast Starlight to Salinas this morning, scooped up by car then and taken to my inn here in Big Sur. We are surrounded by redwoods, and perched upon the side of a mountain overlooking the sea. This weekend I will write and think and meditate and not say very much. So if it gets a little quiet, know that I am working and resting, and that I am right where I want to be. I hope to be up early in the morning and to finish the climactic chapter of my novel this weekend. I will also hike the high ridge. And finish reading Maxine Hong Kingston’s “The Woman Warrior,” which I am teaching this spring at Barnard.
JFB drenched in California sunshine.
A couple photos to hold you over. I stood at the foot of some of these California redwoods and pointed the camera up. The fathers of trees! I sat myself down by a lookout point– you can see the layer of Pacific fog that is actually below the level of where I am perched. And finally there’s a shot of the ocean and the coast and the not-phallic-at-all whale sculpture at the front of the inn.
Love to everyone. More soon.
3 Comments
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First of all I want to say great blog! I had a quick question which I’d like to ask if you do not mind. I was interested to find out how you center yourself and clear your thoughts prior to writing. I have had a difficult time clearing my thoughts in getting my ideas out there. I truly do take pleasure in writing however it just seems like the first 10 to 15 minutes are usually lost simply just trying to figure out how to begin. Any suggestions or tips? Thank you!|掲示板}
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I’m afraid I don’t really center or clear. I wish I did, but i don’t. I just dive in and try to make my ‘quota’ each day, which when I’m writing is something between 750 and 2000 words. I try not to write more than that, because after that I start getting lazy.
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