Here, author Nelson Rhodus reflects on the various family members ( Old dog'neva, Henry Nelson Green, Thanks, Mom, Putt and Je'bez, which is about going fishing and his relationship with his dad) , the various activities ( Corporeal Equinox, first love, Coming in Case, Autumn Gathering, Fall Lick Frolikers, Camp McKee, Crawdads), his beloved dog ( Fat Black), and then later life perspectives which were influenced by the earlier events (Clamshells in the snow, Mr. Bowman, for Lorraine, which was very much influenced by his mother). In these poems and prose ,we get a glimse of the life, the energies and family dynamics, but moreover the daily philiosophies which in some manner sustain us all.