G. Steve Journal

Reflections on photography, art, beauty and the natural landscape.

Earth’s Eye

I posted this image to the gallery Facebook page as emblematic of the space between seasons – no longer winter but not quite spring. The landscape is muted and monochromatic here in the northeast and not many images suggest themselves.

The reflections in this vernal pool deep in the woods provided a nice counterpoint to an otherwise homogenous scene.  It's shape and setting, fringed by trees, recalls Thoreau's observation:

"A lake is the landscape’s most expressive feature. It is earth’s eye…"

 

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