ThenItRained

although it may not at first be obvious

underneath a very thin topsoil

the earth in this part of the forest is mainly clay

when it rains heavily 

a number of trees always fall over

exposing in their shallow roots the ochre coloured clay

a while back, the local forest roads 

were covered in a red clay like substance

for a better road surface

walking in the forest the other (rainy) day

both the ochre and red clay 

became obvious additions to my making palette

I keep on thinking:

'The best is yet to come'.

Cargo

'Cargo'

sensing the mysterious

'Quiet Contemplation'

BurningCargo

In the quiet of the forest

the burning cargo

floats in the eternal reflection

of trees

'The heart has its reasons that the mind knows nothing of'

Reflections/Cargo

Found in the forest

 a nest of abandoned eggs

send on a raft to eternity

happy in the reflection of trees

carrying the forest spirit

 

'To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders'

 

 

TallForestPiece

This is how it works

I am walking the forest

the ground is covered with

pieces of quartz rock

very white on an otherwise dark forest floor

the tall scar in the tree bark

is deep and black inside

and for no particular reason 

asks to be filled 

with white quartz rocks

I answer the request

and another forest work is made

'The business of man is the arts and all things common'