the forest evoking memories - v5

the forest evoking memories - v5

a torrent of emotions, of feelings

a cascade of images, of memory

smells of the lodges, the cold air,

tastes even, of hot chocolate, of chili,

something tangible,

rich with love, with family,

seeing the snow on the branches

the deep green and the white

as we drive by, northward, homeward,

the forest evoking memories

of forty, of fifty year ago

when we went skiing as a family

joy in that time spent together

so much memory, in those moments,

the long drives, the fresh fallen snow,

the firsts to touch the powder

Dad focused so…

Wanting to carve the fresh powder

to cling to our edges on the boilerplate

needing to leave so early,

so many miles to go,

heading for the slopes

sometimes sleeping in the car

so much memory, excitement,

the smell of the hot wax, the klister,

the jockeying in the main lodges,

burning my mouth on hot chocolate,

eating the Colombo yogurts, music overhead,

“My Sweet Lord”, and so many others,

the wood fires, saltines in my chili,

riding the lifts as a single, jumping the lines,

climbing up into the forests, on the chairlifts,

covered with white, with snow

before the start of each run.

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edited March 6, 2021

the forest evoking memories – v5

edited March 5, 2021

the forest evoking memories – v4

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/03/the-forest-evoking-memories-v4.html

edited February 20, 2021

A perfect week – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-perfect-week-v2.html

merged, edited February 20, 2021

In the arms of the mountain – v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/in-arms-of-mountain-v2.html

February 20, 2021

in the arms of the mountain

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/in-arms-of-mountain.html

February 20, 2021

A week on your mountain

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-week-on-your-mountain.html

February 20, 2021

A perfect week

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/a-perfect-week.html

&

June 17, 2018

It seems like yesterday

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2018/06/it-seems-like-yesterday.html

Fathers’ Day

about our ski trip together January 1991

before my father’s black ice fatal accident

Valentine’s Day – February 14, 1991

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edited February 4, 2021

the forest evoking memories - v3

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-forest-evoking-memories-v3.html

edited February 4, 2021

the forest evoking memories - v2

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/the-forest-evoking-memories-v2.html

edited February 4, 2021

the forest evoking memories

https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2021/02/editedfebruary-4-2021-theforest-evoking.html

February 3, 2021

the forest evoking memory

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