The Tributary...

“During gaming interludes, Abe spoke of ranching. He spoke of working the land. He talked of how nurturing, cultivating and managing the land had shaped and bequeathed an honest living in return. He spoke of how toiling in the wind and the rain and the heat made you feel alive and at one with the land; about how it made you feel integral and proud, fulfilled and begot. To ranch, you were sun-coloured, weathered and beat, nuanced and whole, working in true natural partnership. Impressed, Maria had sipped from her straw. She had known exactly what he meant.” – Jonathan Stubbs, The Tributary