A bit of heaviness for you to marinate on...

I came upon the scene above while tramping through the woods up on Signal Mountain this afternoon... Depending on what caught your attention first, you were likely either enthralled initially by the natural beauty of the scene, or repulsed by the background of decay. I felt both of these emotions, in that order, followed by a serene moment of Zen.

I thought this photograph was such a great juxtapositional representation of the tragically beautiful (beautifully tragic?) conundrum that we face each morning upon awakening; this insane roller-coaster ride that we're all on; this collection of moments of happiness and remorse; of love and rage; of ecstasy and despair...

This thing called "Life"