Vibrant interplay
Of becoming
Relentless sculpting
In the grand process of becoming we participant in a symphony of natural forces.
“The ultimate notion in terms of which experience is to be interpreted is that of process.” – Alfred North Whitehead
Living counterpoint
Experience immediacy
Present moment
Pause and appreciate unfolding phenomena.
“All the wonders of nature are miracles.” – Richard Brautigan
Cascading water
Din of descent
Time current
A waterfall is contemplation invitation to consider the interplay of stillness and flow, permanence and transience.
“The image is a motionless capture of the mobile.” – Roland Barthes
Christmas lights
Milkshake blender
Off season
Tourist traps, those honey pots on the travel map, pulsate with a peculiar magnetism.
“Tourism is the industry that destroys what it pretends to cherish” – Eduardo Galeano
Pin stripes & dirt
Physical properties
Experienced subjectively
The contours of the handle, the glint of the metal, and the slight curve of the panel are features not simply given to us; they are actively constituted by our consciousness.
“The red is not in the object; it is in the way the object appears to us.” – Edmund Husserl
Everything bees
Maturing process
Based on honey
Tonya sought out a creative way to use the honey she was already producing.
“It’s a drink. Concentrated prayer and belief, distilled into a potent liqueur.” – Neil Gaiman
Living force
Shapes present
Experience
The past is not something that we can escape, but it is also something that we can use to shape our future.
“The past is not simply something which has been and is no longer; it is something which is still present, which continues to act upon us.” – Henri Bergson
Ongoing rhythm
Coming together
In one moment
Even though consciousness is constantly evolving, it is still rooted in past experiences.
“Consciousness is not a succession of states, but a continuity of change.” – Henri Bergson
Ascent descent
Energy process
Unique event
Early morning sunlight reflects off the James River, illuminating the moving Jamestown Ferry.
“The objects which we see around us are not fundamental, but are merely transient appearances in the stream of events.” – Alfred North Whitehead
Colorado River
Western slope
Sunset cloud
Horizon sky ablaze, as the planet’s movement conditions life.
“A sunset is the sun’s fiery kiss to the night.” – Gerard Way