Gayle Brandeis on the power of place and the challenge of finding the language of landscape
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In light of the Caldor Fire threatening Lake Tahoe, I thought this was a good time to re-post Gayle Brandeis’s love letter to this stunningly beautiful area and its profound effect on those lucky enough to visit or live there. How long does it take for a place to seep into your bones? How long until you can find the right language for it, the most precise words to capture the terrain? How long until you can read about that place and know you’re reading
Gayle Brandeis on the power of place and the challenge of finding the language of landscape
Gayle Brandeis on the power of place and the…
Gayle Brandeis on the power of place and the challenge of finding the language of landscape
In light of the Caldor Fire threatening Lake Tahoe, I thought this was a good time to re-post Gayle Brandeis’s love letter to this stunningly beautiful area and its profound effect on those lucky enough to visit or live there. How long does it take for a place to seep into your bones? How long until you can find the right language for it, the most precise words to capture the terrain? How long until you can read about that place and know you’re reading