1,826 miles
Mar 22 – I’m
the great-granddaughter of maple syrup makers in Vermont, inheritor of handmade
maple furniture from the ancestral farm, an admirer of maple foliage in the
fall, and a lover of maple in all of its forms.
How could I not visit this town named Maple?
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| picnic shelter & play courts |
Maple,
Wisconsin, has a population of about 649, including several unincorporated
communities. I found no town at all,
except the truck stop and this picnic shelter & play court.
It appears that the town name was part of a
tree-based naming spree. Nearby is the town
of Poplar, with Elm Rd. & Oak Rd.
Maple has a Balsam Drive. And
then there’s cheerful little Blueberry, where I can imagine a cute little café
with freshly-baked muffins. (No such
luck.)
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| Sundown Cafe & truck stop |
I don’t like
the attitude that these small communities are inciting in me. I’m sincerely trying to observe &
appreciate each place for what it means to the people living there. Not as an armchair tourist seeking vicarious thrills. Not as a scornful big-city sophisticate. But my empathy is strained, and I’m feeling
dissatisfied with myself.
Did you create the maple leaf fabric circle? I love the applique of the two images done in that way.
ReplyDeleteI tried to make it look like a leaf floating in a shallow pool of water.
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