Moving water
Fascinating vitality
River embrace
Bodies of water, in all their many manifestations, remain places of fascination. Ever-changing and elusive, rivers are essential powerful dynamic cyclic systems that balance and regulate the Earth and its atmosphere.
“Learn from a river; obstacles may force it to change its course, but never its destination.” – Matshona Dhliwayo
Correct conditions
Already acclimated
Dense branches
Plant growth juxtaposition indicates divergent environmental adaptation strategies.
“Whoever has learned how to listen to trees no longer wants to be a tree. He wants to be nothing except what he is.” – Herman Hesse
Highly adaptable
Composite organism
Community recognized
Approximately six percent of the Earth’s land surface is covered by lichens. Specimens of symbiotic survival, lichens have no roots and feed solely on oxygen, mineral-laden moisture, and sunlight. The fungi component holds the needed moisture while the algae component converts sunlight into food. Photosynthetic partners both benefit.
“One could speculate that lichens would be among the last inhabitants to succumb on a dying earth at some distant point in the future.” – Steven L. Stephenson
Transfer of heat
Surface manifestation
Volcanic caldera
Volcanic activity reaffirms the dynamic nature of the inner, rocky planets of the solar system. Planetary evolution proceeds dependent on terrestrial composition, mass, and distance from the Sun. The Earth is massive enough to be configured by its own gravity, but not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion.
“Remind me that the most fertile lands were built by the fires of volcanoes.” – Andrea Gibson
Agricultural heritage
Rural area landmark
Stand the test of time
Seen from the highway, attractive farm architecture from another era punctuates the countryside. As affected, influenced, or shaped by human involvement, cultural landscapes focus on terrain and resource utilization.
“It’s difficult to pinpoint what it is about old buildings — barns in particular — that make them so fascinating to see, experience, and photograph.” – Jennifer Brooks
Mechanic trust
Service perfectly
Any situation
Considering the quantity of services and merchandise proffered, is there any correspondence between branding and actual benefits rendered?
“Screw out the bolts of your life, examine and work on yourself, fix your life again and get going.” – Israelmore Ayivor
Heavy runoff
Dissolved minerals
River ingest
Once the largest geyser in the world with 300 feet convulsions, the last known major Excelsior eruption occurred during the 1880’s. Now a productive thermal spring, it presently discharges ~4500 gallons of hot water per minute, much of it flowing directly into the Firehole River.
“Naturalized salmonid populations occur in the presence of elevated trace element concentrations and temperatures in the Firehole River.” – J. N. Goldstein
Confines potential
Realities and dreams
Mutually constitute
Snow serves to simplify an elegant winter panorama. Such an engaging landscape may be affirmed in virtue of two variant paradigms. One locates aesthetic quality as inherent in the extrinsic physical manifestation, while the other regards visual virtue as a mental construct.
“Is not the core of nature already inside the heart of human kind?” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Single location
Dual purpose
Since 1880
Bright winter sunshine bounces off a historic architectural facade in downtown Sedalia. Functioning side by side for over a hundred years, the McLaughlin family owned and operated a combined furniture store and funeral home. In the nineteenth century, the makers of furniture often also pursued casket-making.
“I feel there’s a lot of emphasis these days placed on explaining everything in such a fashion that there’s really nothing left for the listener or reader to explore themselves.” – Aaron Turner
Higher elevation
Immediately adjacent
Isolation prominence
Early morning sunlight spotlights the top of a geological phenomena under aesthetic scrutiny. Expanding the vicissitudes of time and place, this instance accentuates distinctions between what is changing and variable, subject to growth and decay, and what is more abiding.
“Mountain ranges differ considerably in their overall appearance.” – Adam Helman