Includes previously published essays

A collection of essays about the author reflecting on her experiences

Upstream -- My friend Walt Whitman -- Staying alive -- Of power and time -- Blue pastures -- Ponds -- Sister Turtle -- Emerson: an introduction -- Bright eyes of Eleonora: Poe's dream of recapturing the impossible -- Some thoughts on Whitman -- Wordsworth's mountain -- Swoon -- Bird -- Owls -- Two short ones. Who cometh here? ; Ropes -- Winter hours -- Building the house