Heritage Fruit Trees - Tracks of the Settlers

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Salute' Vittorio!
In the late nineteenth century, the city of Aspen was discovered for it's silver ore deposits, and was quickly settled and exploited for this precious metal.  Twenty miles away in Basalt, homesteading farmers settled, irrigated and fenced their farmland.  Most of the early homesteaders were Italian immigrants, and they settled here to raise food for the large mining camp in Aspen.  Basalt is elevated 2,000 meters above, while Aspen is nearly 2,400 meters above sea level.  At our latitude of approximately 39 degrees north of the equator, there is a significant growing season difference between Basalt and Aspen, about a month earlier in the Spring and a month later in the Autumn.

Drawing Circles

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Salute' Vittorio!
When I was a child, I enjoyed drawing circles in the sand.  I still enjoy drawing circles, but now I draw larger and more interwoven circles. 

Life in Uncertain Times

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Salute' Vittorio,
Our great friend Sam always keeps me up to date about your life in Florence, and especially likes to tell me about times when you came to his boat.  I always wish I could have been there, and promise myself to make the effort to visit again, to see you, and maybe to get on Sam's boat for once, before he lets it go.