Shenandoah
If the legacy weren’t already assured… from washingtonpost.com:
President Bush today refused to rule out a pardon for I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, one day after he spared the former White House aide prison time by commuting the 30-month sentence imposed after Libby’s perjury conviction in the CIA leak case.
An unanswered question last night was Vice President Cheney’s role in advocating leniency for his former chief of staff and alter ego. The vice president has been outspoken in his admiration for Libby, even in the face of the jury’s verdict that his former aide perjured himself. “He’s one of the most dedicated public servants I’ve ever worked with, and I think this is a great tragedy,” Cheney said after Libby’s conviction in March.
America, can we please remember this time…?
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Shenandoah County, Virginia:
Andrew, this photo comes at a time in my life when I am most aware of trees, their shapes, scale and relationship to one another, all due to my neighbor who clear cut my property when only required to remove a falled white pine of his. Now I have lists of “fast growing trees”, shapely Kwanzan cherry, a Yoschimo cherry for shade, and quaking aspen for its name. Next spring will be the time to plant and I am sure the list will change as well as the imagined configuration for planting. My hillside is now “whole cloth”.
It is tempting, however, to just “follow style” and plant what I see in your photograph. It’s a scene worth looking at for years.
Comment by Janet — Thursday, 12 July, 2007 @ 6:34 pm