“I come down to the water to cool my eyes. But everywhere I look I see fire; that which isn’t flint is tinder, and the whole world sparks and flames.”
[Annie Dillard]
Flint and Tinder
April 1, 2016 by
The Life and Times of the Plume
I Love Your Soul
“I come down to the water to cool my eyes. But everywhere I look I see fire; that which isn’t flint is tinder, and the whole world sparks and flames.”
[Annie Dillard]
I love love love your photos! But the last two are just breathtaking. Such tender attention to tiny details….
amen.
[i hope to go cool my eyes, very soon, down on the matanuska river, collecting rocks and specimens of flint and tinder.]
xx
Intrigued by an enthusiastic post of yours re Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, I ordered a copy. It arrived this afternoon. Will have your images from above in my mind when I read it. 🙂
love you to bits you tiny enormous soul you!! xoxoxoxoxo
Wouldn’t those mussel shells make the most beautiful necklace? Such wonderful light and composition dear Jillian!
Xox
Dagmar
On another note, I saw a beautiful woman fishing in a river in an Idaho tourism commercial and wondered…. Is that Jillian??
Congratulations on your new start and best wishes on setting down your roots! Thank you for sharing about the hardships, it makes your studio work all the more meaningful and precious.