Becoming River Framed or Unframed?:Unframed she’s the sort of thing

she’s the sort of thing that catches your eye

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groundwater freezes upon emerging from its earthen source

Chartreuse grasses and moss grew along its flank made more vibrant by the shock of orange lichen blanketing what was left of the woodgrain

I had walked this stretch before passing this very spot

Becoming River Framed or Unframed?:Unframed she’s the sort of thingEarly one morning at the end of April, I stood thigh deep in a near freezing river. The sharp glow of the sun was just cresting the tree covered ridge above me turning the light from dull blue gray to a shimmer of golden stripes. My aim was to fish for trout, but that is only ever a small part of being on the river. My purpose was to bathe in nature; to witness the strange, bobbing dance of a woodcock before she flew, to listen to the chatter of the