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THE 45th PARALLEL: Dressing between the North Pole and the Equator

All winter I ruminated on the past like a dog rolling over in something dead.

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Tentative mountains springs teach us that there is a boundary zone between the old life and the new. Snow clings on peaks. Lupine blossoms in the sage when it’s still cold enough for fox fur.

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In a sage forest the witch casts her spell.

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That some people will die before we can see where they came from.

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April in Hailey, Idaho. You can rock in the red chair on the front porch of the house Ezra Pound was born in.

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The Parallel is an imaginary line, invoked by signage. On one side we are closer to Helsinki, on the other side, Kuala Lumpur.

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In May we test the mountain roads. They are almost passable.

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And spring arrives like a Cymbalta ad, full of hyperbolic promises.

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turquoise sweatshirt: James Perse; teal green jeans: Russian Market, Phnom Penh; wool hat: Calvin Klein; Thai silk top: vintage; turtle amulet: Amulet Market, Bangkok; black cargo pants: Paige; black coat: Made in the Ukraine; Spanish riding boots: Frye; fox fur collared coat: charity shop, London

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Screen shot from lat34north.com:

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Photography: Ned Evett

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