The Collections: Nature

Sunset; Iowa City, IA

Along with the plants and animals, we are surrounded by the natural phenomena of our weather, the moon, and the forces of nature.  The power of a thunderstorm or a roaring ocean reminds us that despite all of the advances of civilization, we are at still the mercy of the planet.  

Harris Lake; Chatham County, NC

The moon's phases and eclipses, once sources of fear and anxiety for our ancestors, now are dependably predictable, but no less powerful in their ability to provoke wonderment and awe at their beauty.  The sun still sets the sky on fire twice a day, casting the clouds and our buildings into a mix of shadow and light in hues that even the most gifted painter can only hope to approximate.  Rivers and streams carve through the landscape, at once looking the same but forever changing right before our eyes.  

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