Make Ends Meet | Quintessential Prairie tree Always taking abuse |
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ble to survive fire and drought, some isolated small trees persist in the tall grass prairie. This one was found at the Konza Prairie Research Natural Area in the Flint Hills of eastern Kansas on a trip back in April, and addresses the concept of a fixed natural order to the universe. Destiny refers to a predetermined course of events, which implies this tree is here based on a predetermined future. To what extent does any life form exercise free will?
“It is a widely accepted notion among painters that it does not matter what one paints as long as it is well painted. This is the essence of academicism. There is no such thing as good painting about nothing.” - Mark Rothko
