καιρός remembered

Primeval forests

Streams and pools in deep, dark forests heighten the primeval atmosphere. It takes my thoughts back to ancient times, hundreds of millions of years ago, when life first emerged on our planet; life that has since evolved slowly.

In the right-hand corner of the photograph, part of my own shadow can be seen. It is barely noticeable and, like a tree stump, blends in with the shadows of the ferns on the green-covered pool. It is a hint at my sense of connection with this elemental life from which we, too, have emerged.

I took the photograph in a rather unique, yet relatively young forest, barely 70 years old. But time seems to be of no consequence there. Water, earth, air, light: these are the conditions and building blocks of life, then and now.

Photos of the week: Waterloopbos, in the polder near Vollenhoven and Marknesse, Netherlands, 2013