At the River Conference at Bucknell University, where the West Branch meets the Main stem, we were privileged to hear Mohawk spiritual leader Dr. Thomas Porter speak on the Spirit of Two Rivers, the Delaware and the Susquehanna.
A few days later, on our way up north to see Pat Tice, curator of the Susan Greene collection at the Genesee Country Village & Museum, we found a roadside stop curated by New York State Parks on the peril of our monarch butterflies. They are actually waiting to mow milkweed until after the monarchs have fed, laid their eggs, hatched and spun themselves into their cocoons.
The Susan Greene collection is a marvel, particularly in calicos. And exquisite pieces like this quilted silk petticoat at left, analogous to one we saw at the History Museum of Tompkins County.
