Today I returned to my daily routine of walking around the outskirts of a local wooded park. I had not been there since December 23rd when all was covered in snow so as I walked I kept my eyes out for signs of change. People(sadly) dump things beyond the park gates and there had even been a car crash on the 22nd that left skid marks ,shattered glass, toppled light posts , torn tree bark and a badly dented gate...kind of violent to come upon & to imagine what must have happened to leave such signs behind. But there was also this: a small peace sign painted upon a trail marker. I have come to rely on these walks to attain a level of peace-partly it is the disconnecting from daily life & work, perhaps it is the coverage of miles briskly walked but it is also the being in nature for a time. The changes one sees as trees lose their leaves and birds and squirrels become more visible in the gray and open landscape of winter. So this small peace sign seemed the perfect symbol. & as an artist, I love symbols!
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