Editor’s letter There are the down-to-earth ones, whose odyssey is a carefully calibrated voyage. A spring, a Meander, a gorge, a region. They are dotted with landmarks, flowing freely with scarcely a murmur. There are the dreamers, stringing Pearls or washing their banks in Blue, Yellow, Red or Orange. There are the heavyweights, the wild ones and the gentle giants. The holy ones, too, wending their way between saints. And the naturalists, with their escorts of wildlife. Through their names alone, rivers scatter their motifs and trace their loops, a buoyant vessel for poetry.Aude Revier Postcard by Baltic Club Creating drawings painted in watercolor using a graphic palette, this duo of designers runs the Baltic Club stationery store in Montreal. Curious by and about nature and the sciences, they travel often and simply. Also inspired by the funny side of life, their creations make you smile. This month, a look at California deserts. 16