Yellow Maple City Views The Independent Life building is

The Independent Life building is an icon for the Jacksonville skyline

A gentle nudge from nature enables this state of mind

It is a marvelous landmark for the city and symbolic of our outlook to the world

the structure and windows create different patterns and forms

Made me pause for a moment to reflect on what I was doing

Yellow Maple City Views The Independent Life building isBaskins Creek Trail, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, 2012 From the series Autumn Stillness A quiet moment in time. Frustrated by the traffic on the road, I hiked along the trail and in 10 minutes was completely alone. Then the fog rolled in and the peace and serenity enveloped me.