This is the shadow my house casts as the sun settles over the ridge in late afternoon. The shadow falls into a rectangle of meadow. This meadow is a slice of life. In it we have seen: Fishers, Fox, White Tailed Deer, Porcupines, Turkeys, Ground Hogs and a MOOSE! We have HEARD Coyote's as they sing there at night.
Overhead we have seen a HUGE variety of winged creatures, including hawks, Bald Eagles, Owls, Osprey and Vultures.
I love this photo because, to me, the shadow is a symbol of the impermanence of this place. This house has stood here well over 100 years, and has housed many families before ours. It has kept them warm and dry and safe, has harbored laughter and tears, fights and celebrations. It has been rebuilt after a fire, added to and redesigned. Millions of meals have been eaten within its walls. But before it was here there was grass and trees and wildlife. And someday, when it is gone, I hope there will be more grass and trees and wildlife. And I hope that the happiness I have known here will leave some sort of imprint on the place... even if it is as fleeting as this shadow on the grass.
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Having stayed in your home, the house may go away some day, but your love will linger forever! It will become part of the woods and grass and seep into the pores of the earth.
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