The Past and the
Present
The land here is vast with yellow emptiness, and the sun
creates an explosive glare bouncing off several pairs of sunglasses. The perfectly
earthen trim of the yellow field is trapped by a wall of trees at every side. The
ancient lake comes to mind when viewing the open terrain. Surely the open space
would leave a roaming animal vulnerable. The fossils mildly peek my interest as
I, instead, imagine the Eocene landscape of 34 million years ago as it displays
nature’s death and rebirth among a thriving environment of ancient ancestors.
A Robin landed next to a large petrified Red Wood tree-trunk
under a metal canopy in the shade. The Robin sifts around while I contemplate
my humanly conversation, and if the Robin understands. Deep sorrow fills the
inner cavity of my being due to the shallow conversation our lips emit, and a meaningless
verbiage echoes that is disengaged from this creature’s beauty. Spirits of the
non-human Florissant population are wailing for the completeness that comes
from a human to non-human union. Walking the path I clear my mind and become
immersed in capturing a life in nature. Western civilization thought simplifies
natures function.
The massive eruptions of the Guffey volcano buried a
population of insects, fish, plants, and creatures by means of paper shale
fossils. The ancient sediments covered in volcanic ash fell to the lake’s floor
solidifying their legacies. Many ancestors over thousands of years adapted to a
gradual climate change. Today’s climate is changing rapidly, and some take
notice while the majority live in ignorance. Extinction once again, only time
will tell.
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