rising …

… over Mount Monadnock in southwestern New Hampshire.

storm over Monadnock …

turbulence …

A storm gathers over the summit of Mount Monadnock, the highest peak in the southern part of the American state of New Hampshire.

distant memories …

Long ago, several friends and I spent New Year’s Day climbing Mount Monadnock in southwestern New Hampshire. We did this for about a decade before time and choices led us to other geographies. A monadnock is a mountain or hill that rises substantially above surrounding terrain. Geologists created the term from Mount Monadnock’s name.