Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Acknowledgments xiii
5. Notes xv
6. A Hill in Virginia 1
7. Unpolluted Creek 2
8. The Ditch 3
9. After a Terrible Thing Happened 5
10. Facing Southwest,June 14, 5:50P.M. 8
11. 1971 Pontiac LeMans 9
12. Six Descriptions 10
13. Meditation in Loudoun County 13
14. Desire 14
15. Standing in a Clearing 17
16. Thomas Eakins: Max Schmitt in a Single Scull 20
17. Glimpse of Terrain 21
18. Creek near Leesburg 22
19. Unauthorized Dump 23
20. Storage Shed 25
21. Spring Morning, 1952 26
22. Temporary Structure 27
23. The Way Out of the Wood 31