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The confluence of two rivers is always an interesting sight, where the densities and mixtures of silt are different enough to be visually prominent. I chose the confluence between the Thompson and Fraser rivers in BC, Canada as an example but there are plenty of rivers that conjoin around the world. Eventually the two rivers do mix, but the clash creates quite a vivid separation.
I was shopping online and came across this shirt from Patagonia with the words “Save Our Rivers” which reminded me of the DamNation documentary. Surrounding the words are a bunch of kayaks. It made me think about all the beautiful rivers we saw in the documentary and how when the dams were finally removed, people were allowed to see that beauty without a dam interfering and how those people at the end got to kayak down the river. I often wasn’t that bothered by dams, but I am someone who loves to be in the outdoors like going hiking and doing recreational activities outdoors. That movie really inspired me and made me think more about how things like dams get in the way of that and if they really take away from nature’s beauty.
I went ice skating recently and realized the lines always connect to some source, a person, as every time you move on the rink, you leave a trail that looked like the path of rivers.
While walking through Central Park in over Thanksgiving break, I noticed these tree branches that all around there tress, branching out but also connected to one another and it reminded me of the behavior of a river and all of their “branches.” They also were on different levels as the ground was uneven, similar to the “waves” of a river.
Similar to this photo I found online (since I didn’t get a good photo of the roots).
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/191403052890805500/?lp=true
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