Its 2017, a new year upon us. Reflections on the past year's successes, failures, events, dull-drums, etc can become overwhelming, causing one to feel low. Then you look into the night sky, see a vast universe of stars and all your reflections and perspectives become irrelevant in scale. Staring into the ocean can give a similar result, washing away things and leaving a clear mind.
A walk in the
Redwoods, among the Giants, can cause thoughts and sensations of being a part of a larger system, one operating on a long range time scale, not on a Monday-Friday routine with structured weekends.
These photographs were from 2015, it has taken me a while to post them. Prairie Creek Area.
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| Burnt core, the upper part of the tree was still alive. |
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| Note: Todd is in the picture, just below center. Scale!! |
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| The bark on some of the trees is bizarre. |
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| Todd is on the trail, once again, the scale!! |
