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Show THE ZEPHYR/AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2005 : the right thing to do that day. The ancient temple sat in reverent solitude on her muddy sandstone causeway, closely surrounded by blue water. The rocky skirt of her spilled walls dipped down into the edge of the water as she sat in quiet dignity with the waves lapping around her. We could see that she was happy to be in the warm sunshine again after long years of slumber beneath the cold water. ‘ A Memoir of Southern Utah bya Repatriated Native Son. “\..A treasure, a priceless study of life and childhood in a town and land-scape now gone. Tom McCourts writing is pure entertainment. ” The Times Wee en eae ee) At a bookstore near you, or contact: Southpaw Publications An early 20th Century photo of F ort Moki And then, from somewhere far off and among the ledges, the haunting call of a desert raven rippled over the canyon and the water. The echo of that wild and primeval sound made me shiver - and then smile. It was like a sentinel’s herald from the depths of the ages, a trumpet call of adulation, welcoming her back to the land of the living. I could imagine the presence of angels, and ancient, native Shaman. It seemed appropriate not to approach her on that day of her re-emergence. The ghosts of the Ancient Ones needed time to be alone with her for a while. From across White Canyon Wash, we took photos and rejoiced in her rebirth with smiles and happy, human ¥ www.southpawpublications.net tom @ southpawpublications.net \ 4 435-637-4544 banter. And then we went back the way we had come, overland, to the highway and the modern world. Afternoon shadows were growing long when we left her to the red rocks, the raven, and the ghosts of Glen Canyon. The desert was reverently quiet as we walked away, and my heart soared with the eagles. FROM FOOTPRINTS 121 EAST 100 SOUTH #108 MOAB, UT 84532 800.635.5280 Sg (ifr lie. Synergy Company" SS www. thesynergycompany.com Se 25 66 Top 10 Reasons Aliens are in Moab Tne Moab Tree Planting Partnership (MTPP)---a joint effort by The Synergy Co. & Moonflower Market that supports the planting, maintenance & protection of trees in Our Community 1. Reminds them of home 2. Once they get here they can't get a flight out 3. Visiting friends in local government 4. Checking in on their mosquito farms Purchase Synergy's organic & 100% natural whole-food nutritional supplements at Moonflower Market (at special ‘local-supergood-guy/gal' discount prices) & support MTPP's future. 5. It's so hot Men in Black don't come here . 6. They can blend in easily 7. To get a Moab-London-Paris-Alpha Centauri bumper sticker 8. To abduct resident aliens 9. They drive OHV's 10. Service sector job opportunities Synergy & Moonflower Market local folks dedicated to supporting the Moab community’’s health in many good ways! PAGE 21 |