| Show IMAGERY by J W thornton Tb ornton hanger naturalist the following Is s taken from zion bryce nature notes you enter zion along the smooth sand covered floor of at tile the canyon and look up at the varied colored cliffs of the walls as you travel along you feel a friendliness in the whole setting ting the cliffs are not far off and their soft blends of restful colors issue a continual invitation to wander 0 ver over their sides bides in search of fantastic carving and delightful color scheme this pastime never falls to bring the gazers imagination to a fine working order and soon the walls are covered with tho the ethereal imagery of 0 the mind which tits fits the many wall wal markings into countless figurea which tho the mind with its pools of restless energy Is capable ot of producing those these ho he colors with delicate shades of red pink lavender yellow blue green brown and purple you may take a round curved figure and call it the sister of morcy mercy another may take a peculiar shape and nail all it a hooded monk and yet another may see the pompous bearing of 0 a fat bishop you see a fisher boy sitting bitting on the wall with ills his line flung into the waters or of tho the river if you look carefully you will see that ho he is sitting bitting ou on a boulder that projects tar far out over the bank anil and gives tho the boy a decided position of advantage as lie he hooks books out ills hla catch then again you will see the bear that went over the mountain well on ills hla way leaping high into tile the air la in one ot of his splendid jumps that puts him nearer tho top where of course he be will see sea the other 0 that side aide 0 of the mountain then tho the old sly moon with his founded face alts its on tile the side aide ot of lad mountain slid and winks ills deiry eyo eye at you as you go up tip and down as if to say 1 I am s bitting pretty with the lady it la is I 1 who alio i stands high in hor bar tavor favor and rind receives her frowns and favors J W THORNTON hanger naturalist |
