“Sandstone and Trees” — Scattered trees find footholds in cracks in the weathering sandstone, Zion National Park.

Except for one element, you could find a similar scene in California’s Sierra Nevada. That one element? The intense coloration of the Utah sandstone red rock formations. The contrast between the green trees and the red sandstone is striking, as is the complexity of the geology —with strata and layers intersecting and exfoliation gradually removing the topmost layers…more: https://gdanmitchell.com/2026/03/21/sandstone-and-trees/

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United Democracy Project (UDP)
Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI)
American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF)
Christian United for Israel (CUFI)
Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC)
Moderate PAC

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Think about roads. Think about how very many of them there are on this planet, from freeways to highways to country roads to primitive gravelways running through isolated landscapes.

They all go somewhere, all pass by and through landscapes that we sometimes observe and see, and other times rush through without noticing anything at all.

On the Temple Road framed print -- https://fineartamerica.com/featured/on-the-temple-road-steve-henderson.html?product=framed-print

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