pine-slope

Updated: June 6, 2025

The pointed turrets at each corner were roofed with the small green tiles that the Moors loved. The winds and the snow and the rain had toned all Torre Garda down to a cool gray-green against which the four cypress trees on the terrace stood rigid like sentinels keeping eternal guard over the valley. Above the house rose a pine-slope where the snow lingered late into the summer.

Henry Seton Merriman - The Velvet Glove