Rose Dickson
27 September 2008
1436 – 1500 hours
White garden chair facing the Bistro, next to the mill stream on Willamette University campus, Salem, OR, USA
75 degrees, clear skies
My eyes are drawn to the flash of sparkles from the mill steam on this beautiful autumn day. The clear waters expose the jagged rocks beneath, causing the stream to look deceptively shallow. There is no stability of movement in the stream, no pools of water, no end point. The waters move past me at a constant pace, letting only the random sparkling reflections draw my attention. Are the sparkles really where I see them, or are they there because of where I am? I get up and move to the other side of the stream. Sure enough, they are only an illusion depending on where the viewer is placed. The sun is creating reflections that draw my eye in. I am curious how the river travels throughout Salem. I think I will follow the river for my next observation.
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