You may notice that I seldom include people or man-made objects in my images. That's because I am trying to capture my experience of nature and a sense of harmony between myself and nature. I also want to allow ample room for the viewer to relate his or her own experiences to the image. People and man-made objects are usually too specific for my purposes -- they tend to define a time and place and interfere with the experience of timelessness and "oneness with nature."

I made an exception in this instance because, while the story is about the relationship between humans and nature, I also wanted to make the point that neither humans nor anything we make is permanent -- the barn is obviously not a permanent structure. On the other hand, nature, while constantly changing, is always there, relentless, timeless -- beyond our control, but not beyond our influence. Nature is called "Mother" for many good reasons. We must respect her....

This concept is also reflected in Images #0019, 0032 and 0020.