Warring gods of winter and spring

October 21, 2006 | No comments

I’m getting close to finishing up Beyond the River (about 30 pages to go!) I just started chapter 29, and it started with this sentence:

The month of March along the [Ohio] river is when the gods of winter declare war on the invading forces of spring.

I love this line. It makes me think of frost giants and ents fighting it out along the Ohio River. :) Here’s the rest of the paragraph:

One day a dozen daffodils will bravely burst through the earth’s surface and begin to reach for the sky, and on the next a strong wind moving up the valley will bring sheets of snow and punish them for being so bold. For many people who lived on the river, the 1850s were like one long, tormenting month of March.

Not as dramatic as battling giants, but still a pretty cool bit of writing.

Update: All done with the book. :) It was a pretty good read. The dozens of names got a bit confusing at times, and one of those lists of characters in the front of the book would’ve been quite helpful.

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