This is why there is sometimes the false choice of seeing the forest through the trees. To dismiss detail, beauty, and a way to go. Where there is shelter, safety, and acuity in the detail. The forest gives context, situational awareness, and bearing. There is just as much unseen here as there is seen and observed. What is the place doing? What happened here? Who or what feeds off this place? How are the vertical surfaces formed? What do the leaves, wind, and birds say? What angle of elevation is this at? What is dying and what is thriving? Why is moss predominately concentrated on one side of most trees? When did that lightning strike? How much snow weight did those small branches have to bear before being stripped of their growth?
Forest for the Trees
About James Austin
☩ U.S. Military Veteran, Electrical Engineer, Pepperdine MBA, and M.A. in Theological Studies. This site brings together reflections on theology, literature, and vocation, with attention to scripture, classical texts, patristic thought, and the enduring principles that inform faith and practice.Search
More results...
Dedicatory
Categories
Random Posts
- Feed & Forage
Deer grazing in an opening on the forest floor. Wild creatures completely reliant upon the land. Either up near people and towns or in the backcountry, they’re found in different…
- Genesis Walkthrough
Assembled here is a survey of each chapter in Genesis. A few sentences for each chapter to summarize the core content and meaning of the first book of the Mosaic…
- In Between
Above and In-Between Clouds below are a great way to remind you how far up in distance you’ve traveled. It is especially pleasing when seeing this while up on a…








Comments are closed.