Whose woods?

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Somewhere in New England, c. 1922 or possibly 2014

Robert Frost thought he knew, but I have no idea. Sketched immediately after a ramble on a snowy evening, mostly from imagination (at least I didn't put it off until June).

Buffalo

I made up my own version of Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo.

It goes: Buffalo Bison bison bison Buffalo Bison bison bison buffalo buffalo Buffalo Bison bison bison.

Eco-whaling

A 173-year-old whaling ship returns to the sea for the first time in almost a century and sends a whaleboat out to meet some humpbacks. Somehow those whales can tell there's no harpoon aboard.

Video by Mystic Seaport

This might sound odd, but I once spent an evening in the belly of that ship, reading passages of Moby-Dick aloud (Chapter 113: The Forge). I have also climbed its rigging.

Aug. 15 update: click here.