[Begin scene] Rocks jut up from the ground, varying shades of tan and gray… Sunlight streams across them, lighting up a face here and there, casting the rest in shadow… These hard stones gathered here to help slow the erosion from heavy rains… Blankets of pine needles lie about, filling the space between the rocks,Continue reading “Scene: Hard Places, Soft Spaces”
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Scene: Peeling Away Time
[Begin scene] A calm day, the sky a pretty and deep blue… Puffy clouds drifting above the horizon, changing shapes as they move about… A tree, standing alone, looking a little ghoulish, like a mummy coming unwrapped… Its bark, peeling away with the passing of time, as sands slip through the hourglass… Underneath, new bark peaksContinue reading “Scene: Peeling Away Time”
Scene: Final Harvest
[Begin scene] A late fall day, the temperature unseasonally warm, an extra lease on life… Crawling hungrily on a violet, almost blue, blossom is a small bee… Collecting a last bit of pollen for the hive, the little insect works diligently among the flower’s fluff… With the cold about to set in, this is likelyContinue reading “Scene: Final Harvest”
Scene: Seat With a View
[Begin scene] A pleasant fall day, a few puffy white clouds glide through the light blue sky like boats on the sea… A bench, sturdy, empty, and inviting. Its best asset the view just beyond… A small pond, the waters nearly still, colors swirling in the reflections of the hill on the other side… AContinue reading “Scene: Seat With a View”
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