"Jim Charter" <jrc### [at] msncom> schreef in bericht
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> I like the theme.  Takes me back to an epiphany I experienced once in my
> early twenties.  I was working as a bartender for CN Railroad on a
> cross-country train from Toronto to Windsor.  As we rattled across the
> late August farm-scape of southwestern Ontario I was watching the weeds
> and other vegetation along the tracks. It was late afternoon with low,
> warm, sunlight hitting the ripened heads of some Queen-Anne's Lace.  At
> that moment the full enormity of seed-time, and all of nature's
> fecundity took possession of me.
>
> Of cousre your alien setting also conjures thoughts of interstellar
> spores and the like, or the incredible variety of life on earth.
>
> One thing, your scene, especially with the alien planet context, seems
> to allude to a notion of contrast between a barren environment and it
> suddenly bursting forth with unexpected seed.  Yet the rich chocolate
> brown of the cliff suggests freshly cloven and fertile soil.
>

Many elements for thought in your careful comment, Jim. The bursting forth
of seeds like these is appearing a few times in my work, and there is that
fascination of spring and renewal. I am still struggling with the barrenness
of the landscape. I have increased the number of alien trees, giving them
also more personality, and the ground colour should suggest some kind of
alien grass or moss. Still not satisfactory. The cliff texture is inspired
by Old Red Sandstone, so I had not thought about your vision of fertile
soil! Still, that is an interesting notion...

Thomas

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