Category Archives: Humptulips County

Of Frost and Fog and Giants

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Gavin Stevens

The half-stripped trees struck by a wind together, bending all, the leaves flutter drily and refuse to let go or driven like hail stream bitterly out to one side and fall where the salvias, hard carmine, – like no leaf … Continue reading →

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A Raggedy Autumn

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Gavin Stevens

O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall; Tomorrow’s wind, if it be wild, Should waste them all. The crows above the forest call; Tomorrow they may form and go. O hushed October morning mild, Begin … Continue reading →

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Shadows On The Grass

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Gavin Stevens

Presentiment is that long shadow on the lawn Indicative that suns go down; The notice to the startled grass That darkness is about to pass. Emily Dickinson, Presentiment Is That Long Shadow On The Lawn It is finally Summer at … Continue reading →

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Along the Spume Line

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Gavin Stevens

We have been at the beach, walking the long, broad beaches near the delta of the Humptulips River. This is the heart of Humptulips County. The forest and sea are in a perpetual ecological standoff here, each one ending so … Continue reading →

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Spring Songs

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Gavin Stevens

It is a beautiful day here in Humptulips County, the kind that causes young men to sing aloud and makes old men wish they still could. Birdsong is omnipresent, the birds, young and old, knowing no inhibitions about singing lustfully … Continue reading →

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An Aqueous World

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Gavin Stevens

Take a walk down a river road Take it in the morning light I promise by the end of the day Things are gonna be alright Take a walk down a river road Let the pain just disappear It’s a … Continue reading →

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Out Damned Winter! Begone!

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Gavin Stevens

Just when residents of Humptulips County most fervently wish it to end, Winter keeps punching back and refusing to quit the ring. Contrary to our usual wish to cheer on someone whose luck, time or energy is running out but … Continue reading →

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Little Worlds

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Gavin Stevens

“But from here to the garden gate Where the sweet wild roses wait It’s a little world.” Gretchen Peters, Little World, from the album Hello Cruel World “The little world of Don Camillo is to be found somewhere in the … Continue reading →

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A Winter Fairyland

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Gavin Stevens

Humptulips County was already snowbound when I woke this morning, yet the weather forecasters promise additional heavy snowfall throughout the day. Although it tries to go off at odd intervals, we have power at the farm and everything inside is … Continue reading →

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Anticipations of the Season

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Gavin Stevens

It is that portion of the holiday season that I like best – the time of anticipation of getting together with family and friends and spending time with one another. For in anticipation there is only promise, and promise makes … Continue reading →