Comments on: Creek Jots ~ 12-02-2009 http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/potpourri/creek-jots-12-02-2009/ Photos and Front Porch Musing from Floyd County Virginia Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:25:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Curt http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/potpourri/creek-jots-12-02-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-9718 Curt Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:18:40 +0000 http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/?p=2744#comment-9718 That boulder was something else...silent testimony to the immense, inexorable forces of water, climate, and time. I recall many moons ago when, on a visit to Mt. Rainier base camp (10,000 feet), I stood out on the glacier and looked up the east face of the mountain as huge chunks of ice and rock came tumbling down from the immense heights and skittered down the vast ice field. They looked like pebbles from where I stood, but they could crush a whole line of unwary summit trekkers if you weren't careful. It was mid-summer, and the mountain was alive...it gave off a constant din of cracks, groans, and deep rumblings as the never-ending cycle of freeze-thaw did its work. At the time, the Cascades seemed austere and immortal in their glory, but my perspective is different now. I know that one day they will have the worn and wizened look of our beloved Appalachians...less majestic, perhaps, but no less glorious for having weathered the ages, with a crown of trees where once there was only ice and snow. In a way, it's a comforting thought. Time is the great equalizer, isn't it? That boulder was something else…silent testimony to the immense, inexorable forces of water, climate, and time.

I recall many moons ago when, on a visit to Mt. Rainier base camp (10,000 feet), I stood out on the glacier and looked up the east face of the mountain as huge chunks of ice and rock came tumbling down from the immense heights and skittered down the vast ice field. They looked like pebbles from where I stood, but they could crush a whole line of unwary summit trekkers if you weren’t careful. It was mid-summer, and the mountain was alive…it gave off a constant din of cracks, groans, and deep rumblings as the never-ending cycle of freeze-thaw did its work.

At the time, the Cascades seemed austere and immortal in their glory, but my perspective is different now. I know that one day they will have the worn and wizened look of our beloved Appalachians…less majestic, perhaps, but no less glorious for having weathered the ages, with a crown of trees where once there was only ice and snow.

In a way, it’s a comforting thought. Time is the great equalizer, isn’t it?

]]> By: Kathy http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/potpourri/creek-jots-12-02-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-9686 Kathy Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:16:09 +0000 http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/?p=2744#comment-9686 That photo and that huge rock were both beautiful to see. Is that an erratic? How did it goet there, in your scientist's opinion? I got Soc. Sec. at age 62, so I recommend it. I believe if you go back to work and more money is added to your account, your monthly payments will be adjusted upward. I hope the busyness eases off soon so you can devote more time to being creative. You have put too much into your writing (and it has developed wonderfully) to allow it to languish now. That photo and that huge rock were both beautiful to see. Is that an erratic? How did it goet there, in your scientist’s opinion?
I got Soc. Sec. at age 62, so I recommend it. I believe if you go back to work and more money is added to your account, your monthly payments will be adjusted upward.
I hope the busyness eases off soon so you can devote more time to being creative. You have put too much into your writing (and it has developed wonderfully) to allow it to languish now.

]]> By: Yvonne http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/potpourri/creek-jots-12-02-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-9682 Yvonne Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:16:15 +0000 http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/?p=2744#comment-9682 Hi Fred, I didn't get an e-mail about the calendars. Would you please re-send? Thanks! Hi Fred,

I didn’t get an e-mail about the calendars. Would you please re-send? Thanks!

]]> By: Jeff http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/potpourri/creek-jots-12-02-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-9681 Jeff Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:24:24 +0000 http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/?p=2744#comment-9681 I don't suppose that rock is as big as it appears, but it surely adds something wonderful to the composition. Great shot! I don’t suppose that rock is as big as it appears, but it surely adds something wonderful to the composition. Great shot!

]]> By: kenju http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/potpourri/creek-jots-12-02-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-9680 kenju Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:38:36 +0000 http://www.fragmentsfromfloyd.com/?p=2744#comment-9680 Did you like 2012? The moon was almost obscured by that ring. I've seldom seen anything like that. How long has it been since you did PT? Did you like 2012?

The moon was almost obscured by that ring. I’ve seldom seen anything like that.

How long has it been since you did PT?

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