Longue Duree

Samhain                                                     Winter Moon

Latin.  Session with tutor today.  Greg says I’m doing the right things.  We’re discussing nuances of translation now, not always my missteps with grammar or case.  Not even mostly.  Latin and writing novels both require a view that goes beyond the immediate horizon, far beyond it.  At least for me.

(Zeus overthrows Cronos Van Haarlem 1588)

My first session with Greg was on January 28, 2010.  This January I will begin my 5th year as a Latin student.  I’m much, much closer to my goal of translating the Metamorphoses; in fact, I’m doing it, just not at the level of proficiency that I want.  I can see getting there, now; though in October, when I began again after spending the summer with the garden and the bees, I despaired.  The lesson from that, I think, is not to stop.  It requires constant practice.

Feeling good about it today.