We are finishing up the January thaw, which was filled with too much rain, but it gave us a glimpse of the grass, which is now disappearing under softly falling snow. There is more to come I'm sure - howling winds swirling snows and all. So, to steel myself for the return of winter, here is an illustration from a cold Catskills tale - Coyote and Old Man Winter.
I heard my friend Laurie McIntosh tell this one last winter, and my cold
mind returned to it this year. It is the story of how the seasons came
to pass in their regular order starring the always wily Coyote (Coyote
frees Spring, then Summer and then Autumn from the three sacks hanging
behind OMW, who then chases fast on the heels of Autumn to catch them
all again). And though I could not quite remember how it went Laurie graciously
retold it to me (albeit quite abridged) over the telephone.
Laurie is a great Storyteller, whose website I happen to have designed
and built. Check it out at www.CatskillMountainMusic.com
Thanks for stopping by.
Brendan January 2010
