"He taught him horsemanship, archery and how to wield lasso, rein and stirrup, and what and when and how, the rites of of convivial society, of formal ceremony and the symposium; hawking, falconry and how to hunt with the cheetah; what was justice or the lack of it; what the throne and the crown meant; how to deliver orations and how to go to war and lead an army."
The Shahnameh (courtesy of R.A.W.)
Sunday, November 11, 2012
First (belated) Snow
Weeks overdue but welcome. Blogging resumes...
South Baldy 4 miles south, our highest (nearly 11,000 foot) peak, by John Wilson
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