The bollards are in bloom outside the police substation this week, lush with blue sage, evening primrose, and Texas star. I run by that building all the time, but have never seen it allowed to go this wild. It’s an interesting way to pretty up a labyrinth of steel planters meant to protect the building from would-be car bombers.
Thank you for this insightful piece Chris. “...are ultimately reflections of our damaged relationship with hi the land...” I am reminded of Terrence Malick’s The New World. I’ve watched it three or four times and am always struck by Malick’s vision of beauty, loss and the tragic inability of our ancestors to learn from the folks that preceded us here. Perception. The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram is a book I continue to look back on.
I’ve been told that the design of those steel planters create the shape of a partial finger finger print from above.
Thank you for this insightful piece Chris. “...are ultimately reflections of our damaged relationship with hi the land...” I am reminded of Terrence Malick’s The New World. I’ve watched it three or four times and am always struck by Malick’s vision of beauty, loss and the tragic inability of our ancestors to learn from the folks that preceded us here. Perception. The Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram is a book I continue to look back on.
I spent some time in that substation! Full disclosure at later date...