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wombatlife's avatar

It's funny, I thought da Vinci's tale was going to end as a fable about beauty. Even though the stone was worn and battered, he fit harmoniously in a beautiful old road, like a building in Venice. In the forest, he was novel.

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Christina Neitzey's avatar

I walk to work along a creek in a gorge, on a stone path cut into the gorge wall and a bridge over the creek built with stones from the same gorge. The bridge and the path feel in a way like they've always been there. I've never quite been able to articulate what makes this place so special, but I think you name it here: the way they fit with the natural environment is what makes them beautiful. And maybe also how they feel respectful of that environment.

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