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Human in the LoopJonathan Harrell’s Commonplace Book

Southern cedar summers.
Pine sap fingers
And honeysuckle smell.
In the lake,
The shadow of a horsefly,
The tickle of hydrilla
Against the soles of my feet.
A cicada chorus plays
As I watch the water bead
Against your neck,
As I watch the setting sun
Light up your raveled hair.

This scenic image features a pastoral landscape with a wooden fence leading the viewer’s eye to a white farmhouse in the distance. The field is lush and green, and the house is surrounded by trees under a partly cloudy sky, evoking a sense of quiet rural life.
The camera points upward to capture a patch of the sky framed by tall trees. The sun peeks through the branches, and the clouds in the blue sky create a peaceful and open feeling, with light and shadows playing between the leaves.