Enchanted Rock
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area is a place I go to seek new beginnings. So it makes sense that I would spend this New Years Eve there.
It seems a large enough accomplishment for most people to just make it to the top of this 430 foot high, 640 acre, big, pink granite rock, let alone take the time to really look at it.
Once at the top, it seems natural to look up - up to the expanse of an endless blue sky - the closest place in Texas to the gods there is. And then, to look out - out to the rolling, green hills of the Texas Hill Country - yes there are rolling, green hills in Texas.
It does not, however, seem natural to look down - after all, we just came from “down.” But down is truly where the beauty is.
I can’t help but think of systems when I look closely at the lichens-covered granite rock that make up this rare paradise: the whole system, the systems that make up the whole, the systems that make up the systems that make up the whole, and, of course, the system that is made up of the wholes…
I hope you enjoy this glimpse into the system called Enchanted Rock. (Click on an image above to see all of the photos.)
Have a happy and prosperous 2007, and don’t forget to look down once in a while!
d
December 5th, 2007 20:58
i guess it depends on
what you mean by death
if it is
say
the death of ivan ilych
then death will feel like
a long tortuous look back at a life
that was not lived
and when you die
death will be over
but if you mean
death in the sense of
what happens when we stop breathing
then it will be
just like
the universe
before you were born:
full of life
and waiting
for the next window
of consciousness
May 20th, 2008 05:40
There is a great opportunity for beauty in the details at Enchanted Rock. Springtime is great at the Rock - the mix of wildflowers and granite is really cool.
Nate