The Cone Issue #10 Summer 2016 | Page 3

From the Editor’s Desk It has been a hard and beautiful Summer. Hard with the passing of my father and beautiful with the overwhelming love and adventure experienced in the countryside of Sweden ( “Chasing the Light” p.50 ). It was the first Summer in a long while where I played with the same exuberance I had in my childhood, perhaps even more so, if that is possible. Summer seems to carry with it the element of escape - kids escape school, families escape for vacation, in some European cities, like Praha (Prague), locals escape the onslaught of tourists and we are able to revel in whatever form of escape Summer brings to us. I suppose even my father’s death was the ultimate escape for him - though not afflicted with a chronic illness, circumstances brought him to a place where he was truly ready to escape this place. The way it will inform my life going forward is as yet unknown, as I am only at the beginning of that long journey. But as journey’s go I have not experienced one quite as beautiful and sweet as the one I took in Sweden. In traveling to Gallno Island for the nuptials of my dear friends I found myself enveloped in a safe cocoon of warmth, love and joy. Later traveling through the picturesque Swedish countryside our band of 16 “gypsies” became a road family, easily living side by side, laughing, playing, documenting and absorbing each moment. Little did I know that it was a form of escaping myself and all that I was carrying with me. Now as I ease back into the various responsibilities of my everyday, I look forward to future adventures on the road, to star filled warm Summer nights and great escapes of mind, body and soul. Photo by D!gby 3 THE CONE - ISSUE #10 - SUMMER 2016