Wrapping Up the Bear

The 2015 edition of Taos Toolbox is over, save for the big celebratory dinner tonight. The students were a talented, ambitious crew, and they worked hard, which meant Nancy and I had to work hard, too. The students have scattered all over the county, shopping or sightseeing or just getting away. I’m just bumping around the lodge, looking faintly lost, because I lack the energy for anything else. It was a harmonious group, despite not having our usual bear sighting (which is a good omen). The...