Where I used to Meditate

 It took me over a month. I just knew I would be shocked. And I also knew there were the responders and various construction crews in that area. Their empty pick-ups were parked across the creek, where the construction and earth moving vehicles had left.

These same vehicles had made a bit of progress, as the parking lot by the Remembrance Garden was cleared of debris. The stones I drove over had been buried before under some gravel, which has washed away.

Looking towards the space where the foot bridge used to be.

The deck of the bridge can be seen over against the far bank. Some engineering has happened to Flat Creek here, to stabilize the banks. 

The leaning tree has been there through many years...I used to capture it from standing on the bridge.

Taken February 2024. I notice it used to lean more...or at least that's how it looks from these two shots.

The deck of the bridge lies against a tree that used to designate a trail.

I studied these white rocks for the longest time. Where had they been before the flood waters? My best guess is they may have been there all along, under the dirt and grass and plants (lots of Rhododendron are gone).  Maybe man put some of them there, but there are pretty big trees growing through them. I think they dredged the creek some, as the water is flowing much lower in relation to the trees on the banks.

Where are all the pretty rocks that were in the creek, where it tumbled over them? I think either dredges up or washed away. This pool is caused by a new dam just below out of this photo.

The little dam is on far left in this photo, with some of the repositioned huge boulders. You can see the unpaved roadway still exists on the far bank. 

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Here is a video of Jennifer Berezan and others of the making of her 2- hour long CD 10 years ago. "A Song for All Beings" Video is just six minutes.

In these Arms

A Song for all Beings © (p) Jennifer Berezan I cannot turn my eyes, I cannot count the cost Of all that has been broken, all that has been lost I cannot understand, the suffering that life brings War and hate and hunger And a million other things When I've done all that I can And I try to do my part Let sorrow be a doorway Into an open heart And the light on the hills is full of mercy The wind in the trees it comes to save me This silence it will never desert me I long to hold the whole world in these arms May all beings be happy May all beings be safe May all beings everywhere be free

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And here's the 2:15 hour concert: Song for All Beings

It's absolutely lovely, but needs some time set aside to enjoy it.