Scorched Earth
This entry was posted on Nov 12 2007
Once soaked by the late summer rains, this piece of dirt now watches the sun rise and set, absorbing the radiation and releasing it’s moisture – the life-giving, cooling moisture it once held so closely – back into the atmosphere. Unlike it’s concrete neighbor, the flaking soil will hibernate to one day breathe life again, come the next rainfall.
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Very cool description Pete. I feel sad for the dirt. It’s all cracked and dry not serving any purpose.
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Lovely imagery in the text accompanying this photograph. Another chocolate bar methinks…
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you are not only a creative photographer, you are also a great writer. I like this combination!
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Rolando: The dirt is looking sad, but if you look even closer (wish I had my other camera!), you’ll see that there’s all kinds of stuff growing in there. So, in death, it remains alive.
Diane: You keep the chocolate coming like this and my site won’t fit in your browser window! (Can a blog get fat? Hmmm.)
Susanne: Thanks for the kind words! I like it – if anyone else does, all the better.
Excellent photo of dirt. Amazing how dirt is even interesting because of Pete’s keen eye. I would of totally stepped on that and been all like, “stupid dirt,” but now I feel bad for even being all like that.
If my kids were there, they would have stepped all over it. This reminds me of a botanist who once corrected me on using the term “dirt,” saying that I should say “soil.” Yeah, whatever.
Joe! u dah bomba!
nanc