Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Falls of the Ohio

Yesterday evening Joseph and I went to the Falls of the Ohio. It is where the Ohio River has been dammed up and there are all of these exposed fossil beds that used to be coral reefs so long ago. It is all just across the river from Louisville very near our house and it is a place to see different worlds next to each other. You have the city with all it's usual lights, tall buildings and trash right next to this river ecosystem and then on the Indiana side, fossil beds and a rock jungle gym.
I like knowing that there used to be a coral reef where I am standing. It makes me think of the transience of the world we live in and honestly if is comforting to know that one day this won't all be here. We won't be here. We won't always be doing horrible things to this land and to people.The Falls are a beautiful place though. When the water recedes, it leaves all of these little pools in the fossil beds and the sky reflects off of every one.When the sun went down, the sky light was amazing and you could watch the lights of the buildings of Louisville slowly click on.


Wow. And this happens every night.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

how beautiful, leah!!! i mean, the pictures, your writing and yes....it happens every night. i love that too. amazing. -tara

Marcia said...

Lovely thoughts and pictures...MOM