March 2019 – latentsifier

Sen Sen

Throat ease
Breath perfume
Confection sucrerie

Created in the late 19th century by Thomas Byrne Dunn, Sen-Sen was the first commercial breath-freshener marketed in the United States. Available in small pouches or cardboard boxes, it’s secret blend of licorice and ‘rare herbs’ would allegedly mask mouth odors resulting from food, drink or smoke.

“It does not sneak around with subtle sweetness and pepperminty little puffs. When one Sen-Sen hits your tongue and begins to dissolve, your breath takes on the authority of tear gas.” – Bill Stokes

Intricate Interactions

Deep accordance
Diversified cluster
Excitatory mechanism

A visible expression of the immense Yellowstone volcano, geothermal steam rises gracefully in the morning sun as the geyser basin percolates.

“The world’s big and I want to have a good look at it before it gets dark.” – John Muir

City Passage

Mobile nomad
Meticulous release
Intensely focused

Speeding through a densely packed corridor at light speed, moments disappear in rapid succession as shifting flashes appear and vanish.

“Adventures do occur, but not punctually.” – E.M. Forster

Light Musings

Soul stirring
External Meditation
Life in alignment

Facing east in the morning, the sun appears to skip over the frozen winter horizon. The relationship between the earth and the sun is kind of like a slow dance.

“Because no matter where your eyes turn, and even when they’re closed, you will see light, you will feel light, you will know light.” – Halina Goldstein

Western Winter

Land tranquility
Steaming geyser basins
Unique adventure

Hot spring water resists the winter cold caused by the Earth’s tilted axis and elliptical orbit.

“Winter is beautiful in Yellowstone National Park. Blanketed by snow, the 2.2-million-acre park exudes a mythical beauty.” – Candyce H. Stapen

Missouri Trust Building

Renaissance revival
Towered gabled roof-line
Place time connection

Old provocative buildings are piquantly valuable and cannot be replaced. Economics often renders preservation difficult.

“Since 2014, much has been done to stabilize the Trust Building and thus preserve it until a new owner is able to do a complete renovation.” – Meg Liston

Morning Identity

Physical presence
Affinity distinction
Enduring relationship

The shadowself appears at opportune moments to reinforce the fact of material existence. Life proceeds as a function of being, referenced directly and indirectly to an ability to interact with physical and mental realities.

“To know who I am is a species of knowing where I stand.” – Charles Taylor

Replete Memorabilia

Right off the kitchen
Association worthy
Stir recollection

As night falls, walking in a snow-covered mountain hamlet is a delight. The calmness and surface albedo accentual artificial light-pattern distributions across scattered buildings.

“What do you do with what you’re given, and how do you transform it into something worthwhile?” – Donald Fagen

Thermal Anomaly

Planetary accretion
Primordial heat
Convection conduction

Between the land and atmosphere, seasonal tendencies dominant the landscape during the Yellowstone winter. Much deeper than appearances, these active hydrothermal features indicate an intricate volcanic system pulsing below. Dynamic temperature contrasts and energy transfers are on full display.

“The fluidity of a material is proportional to temperature; thus, the solid mantle can still flow on long time scales, as a function of its temperature and therefore as a function of the flow of Earth’s internal heat.” – Donald L. Turcotte

Skytop

Spectacular view
Enchanting remoteness
Dream destination

As the earth spins through space, the variegated sky places the mountain summit in context. Global topography is determined by the interaction of physical and chemical fluxes across a diffusive boundary surface.

“Never measure the height of a mountain until you reach the top. Then you will see how low it was.” – Dag Hammerskjold

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