Oquirrh Mountains
The north end of the Oquirrh Range. Eons of geologic history lie beneath the snow cover. Normally, I would be interested in it, but for the moment psychology has instead grabbed my interest. I find this scene an antidote for anxiety. Please let your gaze wander along the crests of the canyons and take in the shadows, especially of the trees. The late winter noonday sun is to the left. Just below the center of the picture, you can see an avalanche scar. The shadows are the spice of this image.
Flag through the Trees
I believe that simple vertical objects are shy and reveal themselves best when peeking through a screen. So it is with this flagpole. I like the contrast between the natural trees and the machined flagpole with its brightly colored flag.
Note the thin ice on the water.
The one of the right is talking to the one on the left. Notice the various textures and how the water changes the color of the reflections.
Closeup of a Piling
If this piling were a movement in a symphony, it would be the scherzo. I want to laugh out loud at the screw on top.
I did not want to look away from this arresting clump in its rock home on the edge of the pond.
Did scenes like this inspire ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging?
Tamarisk
This transplanted genus from Eurasia has found a home in the American west. Although despised as an invasive species, this sample with its red twigs delights the eye in the late winter, noonday sun.
For the past few years I have been fascinated by abstracts in nature.
Postscript
- The International Center is an industrial park immediately west of the Salt Lake City International Airport.
- On 20 Feb 2020 I was attending a six-hour continuing education workshop at the Hilton Hotel. The state board of psychology requires 48 hours of CE training every two years.
- During the lunch break I carved out a few minutes at high noon to capture these images. The temperature was 37o F (3o C) and the sky was cloudless.
- The pond next to the hotel served as my base.