Further to our sitting here being incredibly productive, my son-in-law just sent this picture to me - across the kitchen table (what a world - are we all nuts?) - taken at "The Chasm," a stop on our drive to Milford Sound in New Zealand in February, 2007.
"The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water working at their leisure with a liberal allowance of time."
Note reversal of Thoreau's first and middle names - in stone.
