Spatial matrix
Successive segments
Extensive continuum
Over time the forest reaches equilibrium.
“The continuum only exists in the spatio-temporal gaps between actual occasions, but it is what unifies the occasions in one common world.” – Luciana Parisi
Various parts
Aspects linked
Coordinated
Awake and lightly treading along the path, spiritualism always follows physicality. Bundles of energy constantly sustain the life force.
“But is it possible to conceive the nervous system as living apart from the organism which nourishes it, from the atmosphere in which the organism breathes, from the earth which that atmosphere envelopes, from the sun round which the earth revolves?” – Henri Bergson
Emphasize significance
Embodied experience
Rather abstract
Repeated walks across the same geography develops deeper understanding. A natural, wild and varied landscape is sincere even if enclosed and bounded by civilization.
“I have two doctors, my left leg and my right.” – G.M. Trevelyan
Material fixations
Spiritual raiment
Movement action
Traveling through the undergrowth, beauty becomes an exercise in selective particularization. The extraordinary is often found in the ordinary.
“And to the variety due to climate there is added that caused by the topographical features of the different regions. Again, the vegetation is profoundly varied by the peculiar distribution of the soil and moisture.” – John Muir
Details surround
Condition cause
Accompanying incidentally
Continuing to extract interesting visuals over time indicates an increasing understanding of essentials. Good appearances communicate information clearly and effectively, facilitating comprehension at a glance.
“Better to be lost in the middle of somewhere than the middle of nowhere, I always say.” – Neil Peart
Small tree stand
Cool oasis shade
Along the stream
Blending right into the landscape, the vintage meniscus achromat lens gathers the shimmering light most agreeably. An old photographic experiment finds new life.
“If you would fall into any extreme, let it be on the side of gentleness. The human mind is so constructed that it resists rigor, and yields to softness.” – Saint Francis de Sales
Brief contact
Deep nature
Ancient exercise
The neighborhood nature trail accepted us without notice as bright sunshine percolated through the trees. Living in the moment, happiness is a mode of movement.
“Me thinks that the moment my legs begin to move, my thoughts begin to flow.” – Henry David Thoreau
Abstract connection
Natural responsibility
Increasing the distance
From this vantage point, anything unsee-able tends to recede into unimportance. Comparing the real with the ideal, time is only measured by the occasional chirping of a bird.
“Happiness is an activity of the soul in accordance with excellence.” – Aristotle
Forest silence
Naturally grown
Pleasant journey
Although the highest good may be happiness, views of happiness differ. Art is an excellent alternative to religion.
“Every rational activity aims at some end or good.” – Aristotle
Elusive glimpse
Inherently fleeting
This moist world
It generally takes awhile and repeated exposure to begin to get a true sense of place. Each creative encounter prepares for the next opportunity.
“Swamps and bogs are places of transition and wild growth, breeding grounds, experimental labs where organisms and ideas have the luxury of being out of the spotlight, where the imagination can mutate and mate, send tendrils into and out of the water.” – Barbara Hurd