Bent Over Backwards

21 September 2008
1900-1923
Outside the Bistro, Willamette University, Salem, OR

As I was walking down to dinner today I saw an area of grasses just outside of the bistro, they had been bent over by the rain storm earlier today. There were still beads of dew on them and the image, in my eyes, was gorgeous. Though the grasses covered a large area it looked as though someone had poured bucket upon bucket of water down upon one specific area, making the scene look odd as only part of these grass-like plants were bent over due to the power of water. Though it was such a simple act of nature I found it amazing because I will only see this once, tomorrow the resilient power of nature will have acted and these plants will be standing up once again no longer weighed down by the burden of rain. These plants reminded me of my backyard of Maine that is covered in tiger lillies and these same types of grasses, every time there is a rain storm the mist is heavy and the grasses flatten as though a stream has just been running over them. I like the connection that can be made between one coast and another.