Back from the Amazon
I have so much in my head that the words pile up behind... my mouth? or my typing fingers? jostling to be first to come out. So before I try to say anything, I'll just share two clusters of photos, first an assortment of four I shared on Facebook (but you guys here get more context!)
( The Facebook Four )
And here is a lower-water, higher-water comparison. The first photo is one I took in July, when we went when the water was low, but not as low as it gets. The second is a photo in the same spot t...
( The Facebook Four )
And here is a lower-water, higher-water comparison. The first photo is one I took in July, when we went when the water was low, but not as low as it gets. The second is a photo in the same spot t...
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CarolineFromConcord
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Mar 31, 2023 10:07AM
The pictures are amazing. Thank you so much. Why are you so drawn to the Amazon, do you think?
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I think it part because it is so very, very alive. Of course things are dying there all the time, just like anywhere, but SO MUCH is also alive, and coming alive. Just spilling over with life. And even though I know there is hardship and suffering there--hell, I shared a meal with a street kid--there's also, for me, this feeling that nature is just showering goodness on you: fruits of all kinds, fish--you are fed and cared for. I feel wrapped in an embrace there.
