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LAS, WE ARE A BIT SHORT ON VELVET CUSHIONS HERE
IN MONTANA, BUT WE DO KNOW THE VALUE OF A GOOD
HARVEST PUMPKIN WHEN WE SEE ONE. oreau, of course was
waxing poetic about nature, as he was always inclined to do; and the
pumpkin was a trope of sort for his full appreciation of the natural world
and his aversion to the crush of humanity. If you are from Montana, or
a Montanan at heart, you no doubt recognize and appreciate every bit
of nature's gifts—from the smallest stone in a mountain spring to the
grandest bison on the open range—all of it magical, all of it precious and,
at its essence, as grand as any velvet cushion in any palace in the world.
Autumn hovers unsteadily now, shaking loose the last of summer's
warmth as the light falters, the grasses and leaves bowing in early
anticipation of winter's chilly indifference. It is true that much of Mon-
tana is best enjoyed after our visitors depart, before all turns white and
frosty, before the streams chunk shut, before the wildlife move to parts
unknown. ere is still time for that final hike to some hidden respite,
a last visit to your farmers' market, goldening vistas and harvest moons.
And, most of all, there is yet time to simply settle down and revisit that
most rare of modern experiences. Solitude.
Now go out and find yourself a pumpkin.
BILL MUHLENFELD, PUBLISHER
bill@distinctlymontana.com
ANTHEA GEORGE, PUBLISHER
anthea@distinctlymontana.com
"I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself,
than to be crowded on a velvet cushion."
~ HENRY DAVID THOREAU
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