In “Walking Past Ski Shops …” This Iridescent Ceramic Vase Catches The Camera’s Focus!

…. Please Notice On TOP OF VASE =>
……The Horse’s Tail & Mane Seem To Be Flying In ~“The Wind”

….[ “.... A sudden cross-gust of cold air comes heavy with the smell of pines, and soon another and another, and as we approach Red Lodge I’m shivering. “ ].
…”We walk past ski shops …”

Downtown Business District Red Lodge, MT.

GIVING ATTENTION TO ZMM “MASTER MOTIF” => ” WIND”.
….In ZMM, Another “Master Motif”is ~“WIND” Which Is Often Mentioned As Warnings or Announcements.
…..However, these are not given in any set pattern as to how these “Wind” passages are introduced, as you’ll see below.

…. “The Guidebook To ZMM” Mentions “Master Motif” => “WIND”, And Lists In ZMM (New Age Edition) Where To Find Them, And Shows These Two Examples =>
…1) ZMM Page 32 “Except for the wind through the screens of the motel window it is quiet. The thought of all that wind sweeping toward us across the open fields of the prairie is a tranquil one and I feel lulled by it.”
…2) ZMM Page 152 “People keep looking for branch extensions of reason that will cover art’s more recent occurrences, but the answers aren’t in the branches, they’re at the roots." …” A rush of wind comes furiously now, down from the mountaintop. "The ancient Greeks," I say, "who were the inventors of classical reason, knew better than to use it exclusively to foretell the future. They listened to the wind and predicted the future from that. That sounds insane now. But why should the inventors of reason sound insane?"”

…AND, Another More Complex Example Is ZMM Chapter 13 Page 153 In => The Narrator’s Statements To Gennie & Bob DeWeese => .
…. "DeWeese asks, "Does this tie in with what you were doing on ‘Quality’?"
"It’s the direct result of it," I say.
….I remember something and look at DeWeese. "Didn’t you advise me to drop it?"
"I said no one had ever succeeded in doing what you were trying to do."
"Do you think it’s possible?"
…."I don’t know. Who knows?" His expression is really concerned. "A lot of people are listening better these days. Particularly the kids. They’re really listening . . . and not just at you—to you . . . to you. It makes all the difference."
….The wind coming down from the snowfields up above sounds for a long time throughout the house. It grows loud and high as if in hope of sweeping the whole house, all of us, away into nothing, leaving the canyon as it once was, but the house stands and the wind dies away again, defeated. Then it comes back, feinting a light blow from the far side, then suddenly a heavy gust from our side. I keep listening to the wind," I say. I add, "I think when the Sutherlands have left, Chris and I should do some climbing up to where that wind starts."

…. In ZMM There Are 68 Instances Of The Stand-Alone Word “Wind” .
….And, in most of these in Mr. Pirsig’s writing, we should look for => An extra special emphasis, connotation, meaning, or sense, related to the ZMM Narrator’s Chautauqua Topic.
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In /\ Above /\ Photo This Iridescent Ceramic Vase Is Recognized By Tina DeWeese: Tina Is Artist Daughter Of Gennie & Robert DeWeese, Who Were Good Friends of ZMM Author Robert Pirsig: Gennie and Robert Were Much Featured in ZMM Book, As Practically All Of Chapter 14.
…When shown the /\ Above /\ Photo, Tina in email of March 19, 2021 wrote =>
“I’m not certain, but I think the artist who made this pot was Brian Persha. These were his colors. He also often used animal motifs … a friend and colorful character from the Bozeman Arts Community. Here’s his obit from Dec 2020. Click Here.
….SIDE NOTE: The distance from Bozeman, MT to Red Lodge, MT is ~145 miles, so it is easy for the work of an Artist of Bozeman, MT, to show up in a store in Red Lodge, MT.
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(Photo = Summer2006 0450 ...... ZMM Page = 109 ...... WayPt = 126w 5553ft)