THE PHOTOGRAPHS
From the Photographer's Note...
Being human and on this planet seems to me to be particularly mysterious and complex these days, demanding a kind of strength and vigilance that I am not exactly familiar with. I try to remember to take it a day at a time, to marvel at the simple things — a Saturday night's fire and its radiating warmth, lichens tenaciously climbing the face of a rock, the creek as it shape-shifts...
Then there is the protea on February's page. Oh my goodness. According to the Eden Project, this tropical plant is thought to be 65 million years old. It is said the family called Proteaceae came to be when Australia, South Africa, and South America were still one land mass! I just learned, too, that its dormant buds are known to survive forest fires. I am in awe of this bold and resilient plant.
In this New Year — in this amazing, challenging time of unknowns — may you connect with boldness and resilience, and may you, together with all those you love, fare well.