Nature

Root structure
Earthen materials
Worn away

Where a river meets a bay, turbulent fluid dynamics are relatively intense.

“Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” – John C. Maxwell

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

Soil erosion
Surface Roots
Nonlinear network

Damaging these roots can adversely affect the health of the associated tree.

“Heavy, poorly-drained or compacted soil encourages shallower root growth. Each year a tree’s roots get thicker, just like the trunk does, and eventually they can break the surface and be visible.” – Diana Alfuth

Short tail
Powerful bill
Strong feet

They will often wedge a found food item into a crevice and peck at it with their strong beak.

“The chickadee and nuthatch are more inspiring society than statesmen and philosophers, and we shall return to these last as to more vulgar companions. “ – Henry David Thoreau

Predator confusion
Dilution effect
Amazing spectacle

The sky is filled with black birds forming a massive flock winging its way somewhere.

“Oh Daddy, there were hundreds of them… Just now, not fifteen minutes ago… at the school… the birds didn’t attack until the children were outside the school.” – Melanie Daniels

Fresh creation
Actual occasion
Reality components

The swamp becomes colorful as fall leaves fall.

“Becoming is the deepest dimension of Being.” – Steven Shaviro

Relating to
Derived from
Living matter

Organized matter under-foot in the swamp.

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Resident
Intruder
Conflict

Causes and consequences of territorial behavior in odonates are observable at the pond’s edge.

“The main benefit of territoriality is increased access to females, and the costs may accumulate due to predation, injuries, and/or energy loss due to territorial contests.” – Jukka Suhonen

In the crack
Medicinal plant
Narrowleaf plantain

A weathered door accents robust flora.

Carp pond
Healthy vegetation
Energy patterns

Selective focus abstracts the distant shore.

“The less there is to look at, the more important it is that we look at it closely and carefully.” – Kirk Varnedoe