Featuring the original music of Charles Lutz and friends along with stories, photos, and info about the inspiration behind the music. You can order CDs, children’s books, and schedule concerts by emailing Charles directly from the Order or Contact pages.

I hope you enjoy the experience!

-Charles Lutz

NAVIGATING THIS SITE: You can click on the blue tabs along the top row (Home, About, etc.) and you can click on the headings at the right under “RECENT POSTS“, “PAGES“, and “CATEGORIES” for more displays.

Click the blue “play” button to hear a sample of Windover.

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 The Windover CD cover - Dad, Uncle Herb, and Grandfather “Gramps” in a row boat…”Oh Windover, your song I sing”…

 A “T.A.D.” - typical Adirondack day!

 The drive into Windover Cottage…”the pine scent fills up the air”…

 Hill House…”Oh Windover, your love I’ve known in the Adirondack Mountain home”…

 View of the Adirondack high peaks and Mount Marcy from Hill House’s back yard.

 Charles and Gramps in the Hill House kitchen, circa 1981.

 North Creek…”the rivers flow and the forests grow, they will forevermore”…

 Cousin Dan and Charlie climb neighboring Gore Mountain.

 View of Windover Lake from the top of Gore Mountain, with Crane Mountain in the background…”the mountains hide water deep and wide”…

 Common Loon on Windover Lake…”the wilderness lives within you”…

 View from the shore of Windover Cottage…”your waters run to the shore”…

 The Windover Olympics - Team Lutz!

 2004 Windover Reunion…”we’ve come to be with the family”…

(Lyrical quotes in italics are from the song, Windover, written by Charles Lutz)

Sparky rests from his high speed aerobatics

The real Charlie and Sparky ~ Summer 1993

“What’re you lookin’ at?”

Click the blue “play” button to hear a sample of Crystal Blue Evening.

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 California Redwoods and Crescent Moon (the CD cover) - “There comes a scene awakening on the horizon in the sky…”

 Emerald Point at Lake Tahoe - “…it fills up the air; you can see everywhere that it’s thrilling; let it shine…”

 Sunset through Oaks over Pacific in CA - “…the sounds in the trees make a quiet symphony; there’s a message being told…”

 Frosty Creek in Smoky Mountains - “…as the brook next to me adds a soft harmony; peaceful music to behold…”

 Sun sitting low over Farmland in Indiana - “…the sun’s sinking low and it’s splendor is shown…”

 Sunset over Lake Michigan - “…the colors are formed from the violets to orange…”

 Rocks and Clouds at Twighlight over Pacific Ocean in CA - “…these are the sights and the sounds of the Crystal Blue Evening…”

 Crystal Blue Evening in an Arizona Desert - “…oh, how the twilight is still!  There’s a hush as it lingers…”

 Seaside Serenade near Big Sur, CA - “…there’s a feeling that starts growing deep in my heart; it surrounds me where I lie; and there’s no need to hide from the comfort inside; yes, I’m happy - God is nigh!…” (and He’s the real Big “Sir”!)

 Herring Gulls at Lake Michigan.

 California Beach at Twilight - “…behold the sights and the sounds of the Crystal Blue Evening!”

(Lyrical quotes in italics are from the song, Crystal Blue Evening, written by Charles Lutz)

Double click the blue “play” button to hear a sample of Summer To Summer.

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 “Many a mile I’ve traveled alone to come to a mountain that I will call home…

 …I’ll stay for the summer; a summer of fun; there’s so much to be done…

…camp is a very special friend; with it I’m satisfied…

                 …there is a love that never ends, and never says goodbye…

 …here in the woods with valleys and lakes and days of adventure…

 …in watch of the morning…a time for us to share…’round the fire and in our hearts, the Spirit living there…

…you are my very special friends…

 …with you I come alive…

 …we have a love that never ends…

…and never says goodbye…”Hi!”  

 Shining Rock Wilderness - Blue Ridge Mountains, NC

(Lyrical quotes in italics are from the song, Summer To Summer, written by Charles Lutz and dedicated to Falling Creek Camp)

 Black-eyed Susans

 Dutchman’s Britches

 Road Lilies

 Iris

 Forget-me-nots

 Bluebonnets

 Rose

 Columbine

 Azaleas

 Daisies

 Cacti

   Charlie had learned that hawks, falcons and other birds of prey could be trained to land on your arm, so he decided to give it a try!  He held out his arm and clicked his fingers.  To his amazement, the little bird flew right to him!  Charlie was delighted to have a new friend.

   Charlie had studied birds in school and at home, and he saw that this little bird was an American Kestrel (that’s it’s fancy name); it’s more commonly known as a Sparrow Hawk.

Psalm 104:24 “How many are Your works, O Lord!  In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of your creatures”                   

   The following day, Charlie and the little orphaned bird met again in the park.  Charlie’s sister, Annie, called the little Sparrow Hawk “Sparky”.  It seemed to fit him perfectly, so Sparky he became! 

Isaiah 43:1 “I, the Lord, have summoned you by name; you are mine”   

   Every morning Sparky would be waiting to greet Charlie.  When Charlie walked onto his front porch, Sparky would zoom from the fence in the park straight to Charlie’s arm.  After enjoying whatever snack Charlie brought out, Sparky would climb right up onto Charlie’s shoulder or even the top of his head!

   As Sparky grew he learned to fly with grace and beauty.  He could glide, hover, swoop, turn on a dime, and of course, he was very, very fast!

Isaiah 40:31 “Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength, they will soar on wings like eagles”

Copyright 2008 ChasLutzBooks

Check out the REAL SPARKY PHOTOS! under the category “More Photos”

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Oh, Windover your song I sing; can you hear it loud, won’t you let it ring?  Laughing in the sun your time’s just begun to shine.  Oh, Windover your love I’ve known in the Adirondack Mountain home; in the wilderness, in the peacefulness, we will live.

The wilderness lives within you; your waters run to the shore.  The rivers flow and the forests grow; they will forevermore.  The pine trees grow on the lakeside.  The birch leaves twinkle like stars.  The mountains hide waters deep and wide; you know just where you are.

Oh, Windover your spirit sings of the love it has and the joy it brings.  We’re all a part of the family.  We’re all a part of the harmony.

Thinkin’ ’bout my family there that’s waiting, and the special gatherin’ that’s drawing near, there’ll be friends not seen in ages; there’ll be new ones yet to meet, and with every winding turn now, my heart beats

O, Windover, you’ve brought us here; O, it’s good to keep in touch ’round each five years; O, Windover, you’ll never change, for the love that has sustained you remains the same, remains the same

In the mornin’ there’s no rush, we’ll all sleep late, and enjoy a country breakfast on China plates, then it’s tennis, games, and swimming, and stunt night in the barn, if the jokes aren’t good the campfire’s sure to warm

O, Windover, you’ve brought us here; O, it’s good to keep in touch ’round each five years; O, Windover, you’ll never change, for the love that has sustained you remains the same, remains the same

Sunday mornin’s when the church bells start to ring, as we gather for a family hymn sing, all the oldies and the good ones, and songs not sung before, as we recall our roots in reverence for the Lord, before the Lord

And as I’m leavin’ down that road, a song falls on my ear, it’s a melody, with a harmony so clear

O, Windover, you’ve brought us here; O, it’s good to keep in touch ’round each five years; O, Windover, you’ll never change, for the One that has sustained you remains the same, remains the same