My CommonPlace

Peter Jenkins, a home-schooled student I worked with when he was in high school, was quoted as saying the loveliest thing about a stream: “Getting to know Patten Stream is like a love that develops slowly. Each visit brings new surprises and enjoyment. Each stretch of brook. each day and hour brings a new mood …. I have been awed by the rushing water after a rainstorm and watching the mist settle over the beaver meadows at dusk.” I wish I could claim credit for having taught him to write like that, but these words and the thoughts and feelings they convey are all his.