light

Sept 24, 4pm – I’m struck mostly on my first impressions of Lawrence by the tension between the very controlled order of the mills and canal bridges and the “wild” of nature of vegetation and other natural effects of neglect. The contrast of the red brick against the last vestiges of summer in the trees, plants and weeds is especially saturated in this time of cloudy light. I also like the forced twilight because it takes on the “edges” affect that Rowells talks about in the reading. In many socio-economic ways, Lawrence is on the edges of our economy; it makes sense that the landscapes reflect that.

For more field notes, see this set on Flickr.