Reflecting on privilege and reveling in the memories of a cross country-trip with my daughter, Molly, from New York City to Bellingham, Washington. In 2 1/2 weeks we drove 5,500 miles on the back roads and slept under the stars in her all-mesh tent (rain fly at the ready).
This is picture of Round Spring, a natural spring south of Salem, Missouri on highway 19. For thousand of years humans have been coming to this spot and we could imagine that they found it as idyllic as we. We could imagine that in addition to a useful source of fresh water it was considered a spiritual place.
At our picnic lunch in a town park we met a couple celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary by re-visiting the places where they had honeymooned. They told us not to miss Big Springs and Round Springs, just up the road. That was one of many good tips we received as we made our way across this beautiful country, seeing it in a way impossible on the interstates.
The water is such an intense, almost metallic blue! That must have been fascinating to see!
ReplyDeleteI agree. To really see a country, one must get off the well-beaten tracks. I enjoyed your text here even as much as your photograph. Both are interesting 'reflections'. Thank you for this.
ReplyDeleteWhat a special place...I would return over and over again if I was near that place. I agree, get off the interstates to see the real country!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful place. What a lovely thing to come upon during a road trip.
ReplyDeleteWhat a superb colour! It looks almost milky somehow.
ReplyDeleteReflets dans l'opacité d'une eau "lourde". Magnifique !
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful color for a water... Very strange and so intense... It seem to absorb any reflection it could have on its surface... Great sharing, indeed !
ReplyDeleteWow - the color of that water is just spectacular! Gorgeous reflection!
ReplyDeleteMagnifique ! OO
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