‘up north’ is a state of mind. something intangible yet always accessible.

it’s brisk air; warm colors; a steer resting in the shade.

it’s solitude, in the best way. it’s reverence. it’s communion both with the self and something greater.

it’s feeling small amidst vast beauty.

i am a native plant of this region, temporarily removed and thriving in a different environment – for now.

but i am of this cloth, and it will forever be of me.