e_moon60 (e_moon60) wrote,
e_moon60
e_moon60

  • Mood:

Home Again from ConDFW

The trip up was amazingly beautiful--from the train, esp. the lounge car with its big windows--we could see a world of snow-covered hills and pastures and creek woods...it looked very northern.  I'd never ridden a train through snow before.   A lot of us on the train were commenting to one another how glad we were not to be driving--especially when, as we rode through towns or along roads briefly, we saw the ruts in the snow, the signs of skidding, a truck in a ditch with a cold-looking man besides it stamping his feet, etc.   We saw round bales with caps of snow, cattle huddled in a field, a man tramping out with a bucket to a pen of sheep, etc. 

ConDFW was a lot of fun, although many of the invited guests couldn't get there (Jack McDevitt, writer GOH, was stuck in Atlanta airport for a long time before finally giving up.  But they arranged some kind of electronic magery so he could do his Q&A session anyway.)

The train ride home was completely different--no snow, and a brilliant blue sky.  The snow melt, and the rain that preceded it, meant the ground was saturated and every spring was running.  Rivers looked gorgeous.   Home now and digging out.  Must lie down soon as my feet resemble melons. 

Tags: condfw, snow, the writing life, travel
Subscribe

  • April Already?

    Yup, and the release of COLD WELCOME is April 11. Next week. Yeeps! For more about COLD WELCOME, visit the description (with cover!) on the…

  • Birthday

    Today was a great birthday. First, all my websites and their embedded blogs are now safely moved to a new site, live and functioning their new home.…

  • UK Cover for COLD WELCOME

    Coming in April Orbit UK came up with a terrific cover that conveys the overall feel of the book...it's not a walk in the park or a stroll…

  • Post a new comment

    Error

    default userpic

    Your reply will be screened

    Your IP address will be recorded 

    When you submit the form an invisible reCAPTCHA check will be performed.
    You must follow the Privacy Policy and Google Terms of use.
  • 2 comments