Water & wonder
A question beneath the blue
Let the first impression open a door to the next question.
Let the first impression be simple
Blue water. A dark rim of rock. A tree holding the foreground in place.
There is no need to explain the view immediately. Let it be a view first.
Then ask one more thing
Where does the water come from?
According to the National Park Service, Crater Lake is supplied by rain and snow, without rivers or streams flowing into it. The lake occupies a volcanic caldera.
A small question changes the picture again. Still water becomes a record of what has fallen from the sky; the enclosing rim becomes part of a much longer history.
Keep the habit, not a checklist
This is the kind of exploring this journal makes room for: notice something, find a reliable explanation, and leave enough curiosity for another look.
A beautiful scene can be an answer to a question you have not asked yet.
Continue with the Crater Lake collection entry.