Swarthout Lake in Early November

BY HARRY WAITZMAN   Does it matter the lake is manmade, not carved by an ancient glacier, but by shovels in hands of immigrants?   A flotilla of ducks moves smartly and I spy them through boughs of oaks. The banks of Swarthout shade them.   In a V formation, the leader looks forward, the […]

Snakes, Refugees and Winemakers along South Mountain Road

BY HARRY WAITZMAN A wiff of Springโ€™s pollen tickles my nose, Many storms ago, Crosbyโ€™s pool filled with leaves, this year his grapevines are thicker than wrists, his thumbs and pinkies measured sturdy reds. The world of the 30s changed barns into homes; In the 90s homes became castles along the Road.   Copperheads bite […]