I finally found the park, which I'd visited maybe 10 years ago, in the summertime, with the Black Mountain Senior Recreation program.
I liked seeing these rocks making a semi-circle across the Swannanoa River. The water was flowing from the left to the right.
Today's quote:
‘Women have another option.
They can aspire to be wise, not merely nice;
to be competent, not merely helpful;
to be strong, not merely graceful;
to be ambitious for themselves,
not merely for themselves in relation to men and children.
They can let themselves age naturally and without embarrassment,
actively protesting and disobeying the conventions
that stem from this society’s double standard about aging.
Instead of being girls,
girls as long as possible,
who then age humiliatingly into middle-aged women,
they can become women much earlier –
and remain active adults,
enjoying the long, erotic career of which women are capable, far longer.
Women should allow their faces to show the lives they have lived.
Women should tell the truth.’
Susan Sontag, 'The Double Standard of Aging' (1972)
www.susansontag.com
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful views of the pond and river! Take care, have a happy new week!
It looks like it was a fine day although I can’t see the wind in the pics.:)
ReplyDelete...being able to see water adds to the beauty of a walk.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a lovely place for a nice long walk on a beautiful day.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a beautiful day; I love blue sky but am not a fan of wind.
ReplyDeleteYou're getting some good walks in. Fresh air. Can't beat it.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid the cold wind would have sent me back to the car pretty quickly. I like the Sontag poem.
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