From afar – Photo: L. Weikel
Creatures Reveal Themselves
It’s no secret how much I delight in how creatures reveal themselves to us in the landscape, including the plants, the trees, and the clouds. And while I have a few photos of some remarkably older ‘gentlemen of the trees,’ they are not my focus this evening. (But I promise, they will be within the next day or so. Yea Ents!)
Tonight I want you to experience what I did as I simply walked closer and closer to a swimming pool built on the property of Linwood Gardens. It’s a lesson in revelation.
My mind was not looking for anything, quite frankly. I was simply trying to find some unique aspects of ‘the Farm’ that might spur conversation or trigger an interesting post.
Coming Into Focus – Photo: L. Weikel
Phoenix or Dragon
At first I was enamored with the way the branches of the tree I noticed were twisty and turny. They almost looked as though they were arms waving in some exotic belly dance.
But then, as I got closer and kept taking ‘candid’ shots of the tree, my perspective shifted. Suddenly the massive almost parrot-like beak of the made me wonder whether this was a Phoenix or a Dragon.
Late Night
I have to admit, I worked the polls all day and evening tonight and I’m bushed. But in some small way, looking at this creature not only makes me smile but also brings a fire back into my belly.
In the meantime, though, I invite you to embrace the magic that was revealed to me as I drew closer and closer to this turn of the 20th century concrete swimming pool.
I cannot decide what this creature is, but it most definitely is not your average animal guardian.
What do you think?
Maybe I’ll ask the Ents tomorrow night what they think.
Unmistakable – Photo: L. Weikel
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