Sublime

When I was in college, I took a course about the sublime as it relates to the 18th century English gardens. Landscape architects carefully designed walkways and vistas and hidden gems intended to surprise and delight those who walked the grounds of country estates. It resulted in some spectacular and beautiful sites, but it was really a pretty egomaniacal thing to do. The whole approach imbued the architect with god-like power and his intent was to overwhelm viewers with wonder and awe.

I was thinking about this as I watched baby geese wobble through perfectly green grass and chased the spectacular blue of a flitting indigo bunting. It seems funny to try to manufacture a spectacular landscape when nature effortlessly provides one if you just let it have its way.

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