Amata (they/she) on Nostr: #Karstmas day 21 Have a splendid solstice, everyone! May you find the light as you ...
#Karstmas day 21
Have a splendid solstice, everyone! May you find the light as you make your way through the darkness.
This was a long standing tradition to decorate the "Christmas Tree" in this cave. It was an inactive formation (no longer growing, no water drips, etc), so no risk of being calcified in just a few weeks. The decorating was done very carefully, using extending poles, so it was never touched; no mud or skin oils or such would get on it.
As things changed, as social media perpetuates unthoughtfullness, and keyboard warriors enjoy conflict... despite in *this exact circumstance for this exact formation in the exact way it was done* was actually perfectly harmless, it was determined to stop this decades-long local joyful tradition due to the "wrong ideas" it can produce when thoughtless people see it and then do thoughtless things.
It is a tradition I miss, but we recreate it with lasers now so it does not have anything put on it at all. However, I do miss the ambiance of actual points of light, as it is a completely different serene glow that is produced.
Conservation is never cut and dry. There is always nuance, which is something largely missing in many conversations today. I challenge people to make their new years resolutions around expanding critical thinking skills, divesting from all manners of binary thinking, and learning about how we can actually enjoy things without harm.
#cave #caves #caving #nature #solstice #winter #photography #longExposure #karst #holidays #joy #silentSunday #geology #nature
Have a splendid solstice, everyone! May you find the light as you make your way through the darkness.
This was a long standing tradition to decorate the "Christmas Tree" in this cave. It was an inactive formation (no longer growing, no water drips, etc), so no risk of being calcified in just a few weeks. The decorating was done very carefully, using extending poles, so it was never touched; no mud or skin oils or such would get on it.
As things changed, as social media perpetuates unthoughtfullness, and keyboard warriors enjoy conflict... despite in *this exact circumstance for this exact formation in the exact way it was done* was actually perfectly harmless, it was determined to stop this decades-long local joyful tradition due to the "wrong ideas" it can produce when thoughtless people see it and then do thoughtless things.
It is a tradition I miss, but we recreate it with lasers now so it does not have anything put on it at all. However, I do miss the ambiance of actual points of light, as it is a completely different serene glow that is produced.
Conservation is never cut and dry. There is always nuance, which is something largely missing in many conversations today. I challenge people to make their new years resolutions around expanding critical thinking skills, divesting from all manners of binary thinking, and learning about how we can actually enjoy things without harm.
#cave #caves #caving #nature #solstice #winter #photography #longExposure #karst #holidays #joy #silentSunday #geology #nature