Boundaries

Easily affected
Highly dynamic
Integral component

Just behind the ocean front sand dune, growth and survival of specialized vegetation helps to maintain the fragile system. Such dune vegetation is robust and tolerant to extreme environmental conditions, but cannot survive being trampled.

“The Outer Banks is really only filaments of sand running across ancient river channels, relics of the last ice age, when sea levels were far lower and the coastline was hundreds of miles farther out than it is today.” – William A. Birkemeier

Wild horse
Beach barrier
Pelican poles

An attempt at containing feral horses to the extreme end of the Outer Banks has unintended consequences for other animals.

“We are free to choose our paths, but we can’t choose the consequences that come with them.” – Sean Covey

Winding through
Wooded park
Trail scenery

A local hike keeps legs and spirit fresh, while certain familiar portions always offer aesthetic enjoyment.

“There’s a place up ahead and I’m goin’ Just as fast as my feet can fly.” – John Fogerty

General terrain
Wakeful period
Within reach

Crossing a footbridge over a small stream, the future awaits as a range of possibilities. Maintain integrity and go the distance.

“But if these years have taught me anything it is this: you can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in.” – Junot Díaz

Reality traces
Within dreams
What happened

Gray skies prevail on a damp road trip to Lee’s Summit. Being in touch with the scenery is an extension of mind and body. The resonance of beauty felt on the journey rests on experience shared with the world.

“A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.” – Lao Tzu

Woven strands
Translucent twilight
Splendid display

Color and texture in harmonious restraint render this succinct view of natural congruence exceptional. Broadening and deepening understanding, intimate details reveal the essence of place and time.

“Sometimes the things dreamers do seem incomprehensible to others, and the world wonders why dreamers do not see the world the way others do.” – Marie Alexandra Victoria

Perspective change
Awareness contraction
Demanding paradigm

Photographed on its completion in 1977, the 1.37-mile Johnson Memorial Bridge majestically crosses over the lower Patuxent River. Tempered by existential realities situated along the journey, immediate and potential mysteries fuel the adventurer.

“Anything can happen, and scenery is never neutral.” – Neil Peart

Aggregate function
Movement relation
Molecular proximity

On a ubiquitous corner of a carefully manicured suburban interchange, a flash of red punctuates the sky. The fountain of aesthetic attributes maintain as penetrating and restorative opportunities.

“The beauty and mystery of this world only emerges through affection, attention, interest and compassion . . . open your eyes wide and actually see this world by attending to its colors, details and irony.” – Orhan Pamuk

Uniform
Homogeneous
Indistinguishable

The cubicle influence extends the suburban outskirts of most municipalities through consistent homogeneity. Future developments are a reaction to the present as a contemporary adjudication.

“Human beings were not meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day, filling out useless forms and listening to eight different bosses drone on about mission statements!” – Peter Gibbons

Sit outside
Keeping cool
Socialization staple

Functionally dealing with climatic environmental conditions, the front porch also connects homeowners to neighbors and passing pedestrians.

“There is perhaps no architectural feature that conveys a sense of home, warmth and community like the front porch.” – Adrienne Gaffney