The Sparrows Are Preparing For Winter, Each

The Reality Of Any Place Is What Its People Remember Of It.

I Don't Think One Should Ever Come To My Stage Of Life And Have To Look Back And Say, Gosh. I Wish I Hadn't Spent All Those Years Doing That Job I Was Never Really Interested In.

It Does No Harm Just Once In A While To Acknowledge That The Whole Country Isn't In Flames, That There Are People In The Country Besides Politicians, Entertainers, And Criminals.

The Sparrows Are Preparing For Winter, Each One Dressed In A Plain Brown Coat And Singing A Cheerful Song.

Rivers Run Through Our History And Folklore, And Link Us As A People. They Nourish And Refresh Us And Provide A Home For Dazzling Varieties Of Fish And Wildlife And Trees And Plants Of Every Sort. We Are A Nation Rich In Rivers.