07/29/2021
By Kate Stone Lombardi
No, no – it’s not heaven, except for me it kind of is. This was taken yesterday from the top of a mountain in the Adirondacks. The one below is taken in the early evening, down at the lake. To me, this spot is infused with the spirit of my late Dad. My father started coming up here in the 1930s, when he was a small boy. He was still casting a beautiful fishing line from the dock when he was in his 90s. Anyone who knows me knows I’m not a woo-woo spiritual type. But I absolutely feel his presence here. As in life, it’s a loving presence, radiating kindness. My happy place.