Rapids

River bed
Steep gradient
Velocity turbulence

Here the river becomes shallower and faster with the bed material resistant to erosive power.

“Life is like the river, sometimes it sweeps you gently along and sometimes the rapids come out of nowhere.” – Emma Smith

Protean

Inner impulses
Present perspective
Eventually revealed

Paint and shadows intercommunicate on the sidewalk.

“Possible reality [is obtained] by slightly bending physical and chemical laws.” – Marcel Duchamp

Empirically Present

Sensation activity
Higher organisms
Move about

The tendency towards human conformity is demonstrated on the beach.

“The true and final purpose of thought is action and the facilitation of action.” – Hans Vaihinger

Pap Smoke

Superimposing
Division layers
Stratification

The spatial unification of complex radiation patterns is participatory.

“Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.” – Isaac Newton

Bypass the Falls

First towpath
Canal system
In North America

George Washington was involved in the development of this transportation waterway.

“If there’s nothing wrong with me… maybe there’s something wrong with the universe!” – Beverly Crusher

Tuberculate

Leaf surface
Irregular lumps
Verrucose texture

Here is an example of a tuberculate leaf surface, bearing small rounded bumpy protuberances which interact with light quality and quantity reflected.

“Rugose surfaces can be: scaly and flaky with fragile projections and coatings; warty and bumpy with small rounded projections; point-covered with small pointed projections; or, wrinkled with undulations of repeating ridges and valleys.” – Kim D. Coder

Tripping

Vibrant place
Natural causes
Thought patterns

Going on a road trip opens-up the possibility to experience an unfamiliar venue for the first time.

“It goes through a process of aiming for a goal and completely focuses on it a hundred percent without any other backup plans in mind believing that you will achieve it.” – Isaac Nash

Master Craftsman

Black hart
Long arms
Flintlock rifles

It is inspiring to meet a passionate artist working at the top of their profession.

“Craftsmanship isn’t like water in an earthen pot, to be taken out by the dipperful until it’s empty. No, the more drawn out the more remains.” – Lloyd Alexander

Marina Morning

Digging deeper
Reflective medley
Ripple reorganization

Sometimes things transpire organically.

“These landscapes of water and reflection are an obsession.” – Claude Monet

Shady Pole

Shape wrap
Optical spots
Radiation modification

Material forces differentially transmit light, operative in a way that varies according to circumstances.

“Light thinks it travels faster than anything but it is wrong. No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it.” – Terry Pratchett

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