From the Mountains of the Sun

From the Mountains of the Sun

Share this post

From the Mountains of the Sun
From the Mountains of the Sun
Time and Butterflies

Time and Butterflies

A. Christine Myers
Nov 08, 2021
∙ Paid
3

Share this post

From the Mountains of the Sun
From the Mountains of the Sun
Time and Butterflies
Share

There is something about the desert—I’m not sure what—that produces a different sense of the passing of time, at least for me. It’s a strange timelessness which I used to think grew from having only two seasons instead of four.

But here we have something much more like four seasons, and yet the intense sunlight, the dry air, the raw soil, combine to c…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to From the Mountains of the Sun to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 A. Christine Myers
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share