(thanks to wildandwoolyart for this Carolina pond photograph)
There is a quality in still water that exemplifies peace and tranquility. Rivers have a noticeable flow, lakes are too large to be personal, and oceans, well, oceans might as well be war and strife and tribulations of all sorts.
Ponds are usually created by blocking a stream or digging deeper in an already low lying area. Ponds serve as watering holes for livestock and birds and other animals. Sometimes, if the pond is large enough, it can be stocked with fish.
But I like ponds because of their quietness, their shiny reflective surfaces in blue, brown, and green landscapes. I enjoy seeing them when cruising down rural roads and highways.
If I had a pond, I would build a little bridge over a narrow part of it. I take time out each week, probably on Saturday, to walk out and sit down and look out over it. Maybe watch the alpacas swing by for a drink. (We'll cover alpacas in some future post.)
Would a gazebo ruin the effect?
Which landscape features do you find peaceful?
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Sunday, September 30, 2007
A pond is my metaphor for peacefulness
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2 comments:
I always find the face of sleeping child to be peaceful. It's 2 a.m. and you walk into his room just to check on him after your long day of work. He is asleep, sometimes perfectly on the pillow with the blanket up just so and other times he is upside down, legs bent akwardly, but somehow still appears to be content.
I agree completely, anonymous. In fact, what you are describing deserves it's own post.
They don't call sleeping babies "angelic" without reason.
Thanks for your comment.
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