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Death is the Mother of Beauty

7/2/2021

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Florida, Punta Gorda, Waterford Estates 2021: On May 8, the community development corporation cut down our "forever wild" area. As homeowners, we were told the purpose was to remove invasive species, so we watched a backhoe mow a 40 foot wide swath just behind our home. Like a sword of eternity, its sharp blade struck a gopher tortoise and I found its cleaved shell a few days later. My heart grieved. The next month, after hurricane Elsa's rain, plants grew up and a dragonfly perched next to the turtle's resting place. Seeing its wings shimmer the morning light, I thought of darkness and light, and our ever-changing living-dying moments. Things pass away. Others live on. Sometimes, death is the mother of beauty. 
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  • About
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  • America Galleries
    • Americana: Black & White
    • Nova Scotia Canada
    • Portuguese Festival
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    • Virginia: Pickups in the Pines
  • BAHAMA SPACES book
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  • Photo Class With Jim
  • Published Magazine Articles
  • SHIZEN Quarterly Magazine
  • Nature Photography With Your Cell Phone
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