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Defies categorization. It is a natural history of a WY mountain meadow, but is much more in that it includes sketches of the few people who have been closely connected to it over a 100 year period. The writing is evocative, beautiful, poignant, and sometimes snort aloud funny. Author is a poet so that tells you something. Absolutely loved it and will definitely will be a reread.

Pic is a Big Horn meadow above our favorite WY campsite.

😆😂 I have enjoyed Faulkner. And the irony is of course that this book is not linear at all.

I‘m feeling sorry for myself (totally ridiculous) that our camping vacation is coming to an end we‘re driving thru the plains home. 😫 First of first world problems.

The beauty of the prose in the tagged book is so utterly amazing that for the first time ever I think I‘ll immediately reread it. The author is primarily a poet so no surprise there. I‘m midway thru and trying not to rush.

WY meadow: “No one owns it, no one ever will. The people, all ghosts now, were ghosts even then; they drifted through, drifted away, thinking they were not moving. They learned the recitations of seasons and the repetitive work that seasons require.”

I haven‘t gotten very far into this one, but it is ringing all the right bells!

I‘m picking up one of my favorites for a reread.
I love this book. It is not big as far as plot but I feel it‘s sort of an epic, even though it is short. The sparseness of the lovely prose mirrors the beauty of where this book takes place. I love the Rocky Mountains, having lived most of my life in or near them.
#Booked2019 this book mentions many of my happy places, reminding me of them 🖤

This is one of my all-time favorite books. I don‘t know how many copies I have bought because every once in a while, there‘s someone I hope will love it too. It‘s quiet and beautiful, much like the meadow it is about. I am from Northern Colorado and I know I can‘t go home, but this book helps me feel close and something better. He also uses dreams to the best effect I have read. #24in48 #flyingundertheradarchallenge

I love all of my clients, but the retired librarian who brings me book suggestions holds a special place in my heart. Here's yesterday's list. The tagged book is what she's reading right now. #happybibliophage

I have a special surprise for my lovely Littens! It's finally done, and I made it just for you! ❤ I'm sharing this first on @Litsy so you have first dibs on "Reading in the Meadow". ? @MrBook and I are having a small quantity of 8x10 prints made of this oil painting I completed in the wee hours last night...the art can be purchased directly using this link: https://www.paypal.me/JenBissu/30 ???

"I better die soon," he said. "If I don't I'll have to move away. I can't make another winter here. I sure don't want to move. Don't think I could do it. All I ever wanted to be was home."