A Photo for Friday
"Sinking"
“Sinking”
(Or “How the News Makes Me Feel These Days”)
March 14, 2026
Providence Canyon State Park (Lumpkin, GA)
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“Sinking”
(Or “How the News Makes Me Feel These Days”)
March 14, 2026
Providence Canyon State Park (Lumpkin, GA)
!!! How did that happen?
Dr. Taylor, I have so admired your courage, persistence, and courage to speak truth to power over the last years. Please take care of yourself and don’t burn out.
Personally, I try to reflect upon Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s voice and his acknowledgment that he would not live to see his dream become reality. Take joy in the small steps that we have made during our country’s history. Recently I read an archived news article about a distant relative who probably suffered from schizophrenia (in the mid-1920s). It treated his illness as a chance for public humor and ridicule. Such an article would today be very difficult to publish without public backlash.
I suffer from Star Trek syndrome: I became an ardent supporter of the vision created by Gene Roddenberry and have been totally flummoxed by where we are today. BUT another small victory: The joy of the Artemis II mission and how it serves as a reflection of the many good things we experience, even though such experiences can no longer be taken for granted.
And maybe, maybe that is a good thing. It may be a century or more, but this dark period will pass, and future generations will learn from this very sad, dangerous, and disheartening moment in history.
If you need a spark of joy, please take a moment to a mother osprey preparing to hatch another generation. Life will go on…one way or another.
@MarkedMan: I assume flooding/silt accumulation. Providence Canyon isn’t a naturally formed canyon, but is actually the result of poor farming and soil management actions in the 1800s. I assumed, therefore, that maybe there is more run-off into the space that might otherwise be the case. But I really don’t know. There were two signs like that. But I really don’t know.
@Skookum: I truly appreciate the kind words of encouragement! I often just feel like a dude muttering to himself in some hidden corner of the internet!
@MarkedMan: I assume flooding/silt accumulation. Providence Canyon isn’t a naturally formed canyon, but is actually the result of poor farming and soil management actions in the 1800s. I assumed, therefore, that maybe there is more run-off into the space that might otherwise be the case. But I really don’t know. There were two signs like that. But I really don’t know.
@Skookum: I truly appreciate the kind words of encouragement! I often just feel like a dude muttering to himself in some hidden corner of the internet!
I love the muttering, what you talk about, and what you say! I agree with Skookum! Thank you!