Edward Hoagland

Savoring daily variations

Panoramic view of Willoughby Notch and Mount Pisgah, in Vermont’s “Northeast Kingdom.’’— Photo by Patmac13

Panoramic view of Willoughby Notch and Mount Pisgah, in Vermont’s “Northeast Kingdom.’’

— Photo by Patmac13

“Country people do not behave as if they think life is short; they live on the principle that it is long, and savor variations of the kind best appreciated if most days are the same.’’

“True solitude is a din of birdsong, seething leaves, whirling colors, or a clamor of tracks in the snow.’’

Edward Hoagland

— Edward Hoagland, essayist, nature and travel writer and novelist. He lives in Barton, Vt., in the “Northeast Kingdom’’ in the summer and relatively mild Martha’s Vineyard in the winter.