dark+forest

i took this picture over the summer at the river in washington. i chose this picture because it is dark and depressing looking but there is still light shining through the trees. i belive this is symbolic of how life is also. even in an area where things look gloomy there is always some light shining down. i also like the dead pine needles and the fallen tree limbs becuase it gives the picture a look being non living but with the trees growing up through the death and fallen leaves and surviving. this reminds me of the pheonix. a pheonix is a bird that rises from the ashes of the previous bird. the forest is like a pheonix becuase the trees rise through the dead leaves and pine needles and branches that have fallen and give the forest life even when everything seems dead. this us a pattern that seems to repeat in every aspect of life. new life is allowed and supported by the death of previous life. if nothing died in the world than nothing new could ever be created. death creates a place for new life to begin. i dont have any fear of death becuase of this. i know that it is a cycle of life and that nothing we could do will change that. life ends when new life needs to begin so i know when i die it will because it is time for a new life to be created. this picture also shows that there is no clear path through the forest because there are many things in the way. but if you were to look closley and try to find a path there is always a way to get through the forest. this is the same in life there are many obstacles that stand in ones way during their life but with some searching and climbing over and ducking under the branches and bushes you can always make it through the forest.