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Vanishing Point

image copyright Fred First

They remind me of the Monolith in 2001:A Space Odyssey. There is a certain unknowable quality in these massive trunks. But here, there are three, from the same roots--as much tree under my feet as towering-tapering overhead. They were here long before me, and will hold off the decomposers longer than I will. My children can come to this place decades from now and feel mortality and eternity in these favorite tulip poplars up at the head of the valley. My ashes will go just here--in the tight trinity of silent life that seems to reach toward heaven.

Posted by fred1st on January 28, 2005 6:55 AM |

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That is incredible.

Posted by: Ana | January 28, 2005 8:03 AM

I LOVE this picture.

Posted by: Molly | January 28, 2005 8:45 AM

Not a bad vantage point from which to view eternity, I'd say.

Posted by: Tom Montag | January 28, 2005 11:49 AM

ach, powerful... think I know just the spot...

Posted by: nate | January 29, 2005 2:57 PM

this is just spectacular!

Posted by: Anne | February 3, 2005 11:32 AM

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