Category Archives: Below the Keystone Bridge

5.1.11 Leaf Bud Casings

For me, one of the true signs of Spring moving along is the gathering of the red leaf bud casings which cling to the quarry walls and crevices. The casings are on alert, before the dry winds of summer arrive; … Continue reading

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4.18.11 Spring Casts Its Web in the Quarry

Spring Casts Its Web Now the time begins to shorten for strong light and shadows, soon the buds and leaves will dapple and soften the rock surfaces

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4.15.11 The Far Infinite

The Far Infinite The companion to the Near Infinite

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4.14.11 The Near Infinite

This blossoming became a spring time ritual in the quarry. Five years ago it ceased blossoming. I love the mirroring of the quarry in the line of the flowers.

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3.29.11 Nothing Changes Shape

“Nothing changes shape as quickly as a cloud, unless it is stone.”  -Victor Hugo The cold morning hours of the past few days have returned a quick frost to the quarry striations; forms lasting only through the morning sun, albeit … Continue reading

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3.18.11 Forgittan3 – Antiquity

and claims our hearts

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3.17.11 The Hidden Wailing Wall

Not previously seen for over 70 years

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3.10.11 Fall no.2 in the quarry

“Too long a sacrifice Can make a stone of the heart. O when may it suffice? That is heaven’s part, our part To murmur name upon name, As a mother names her child When sleep at last has come On … Continue reading

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3.8.11 From but a single drop of water

Mid-day in the quarry as the ices melt away

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3.6.11 Forgittan 2

a nearby being and begins its journey back up through earth

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