Category Archives: Water

The Domestication of the Elements

Posted on December 1, 2020 by wcturgeon

Since modern times we have struggled to master nature around us.  We pull strings.  Occasionally nature reminds us that our hold on her is tenuous at best: Superstorm Sandy on the East Coast of the United States, Katrina and the … Continue reading →

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Night

Posted on November 9, 2020 by wcturgeon

Night: an element of air, of water, of earth, the antithesis of fire?  Macauley’s chapter invites the reader to consider the daily cycling through darkness as more than a simple turn of the planet away from the sun. Identify the … Continue reading →

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Clouds: air and water, earthly echos

Posted on October 22, 2020 by wcturgeon

I caught this picture of the moon behind faint cloud traces and wondered what kind of day this image suggests to the reader.   There is a wonderful scene in Amelie (one of my favorite movies ever) where the little … Continue reading →

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