In Spanish, a spring is an "ojo de aqua", an eye of water.
- Charity Crane, Cachaqua Painter, Citizens for Alternate Water Solutions
"Leaves, Stick, River" © 1998 Robert Ellis
A Case for Living Rivers
A river is a thing of grace and beauty, a mystery and a metaphor, a living organism who processes have been perfecting themselves through the ages, shaping our landscapes into works of art greater than those found in any museum. Rivers feed us physically and spiritually. They determine where we live, what we eat what we drink, and where we dance...
 "Carmel River" © 1998David
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...A river is an artery of the watershed. The artery supplies the nutrients necessary for the body to survive. Poet Gary Snyder describers a watershed as a "kind of familial branching, a chart of relationships, and a definition of place. The watershed is the first and last nation whose boundaries, though subtly shifting, are arguable."
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"Ice Leaves" © 1998 Robert Ellis