The cool air whispered through the small pine trees, and bees buzzed around the flowers near the stream bank.


No birds sang, however, and no animals drank from the cool waters of the stream.

The reason was abundantly clear.


Man had come upon this pastoral scene and now peace and tranquility met death and destruction.

Dem Notes: I wanted to take the juxtaposition element of this in a different, albeit darker, direction. I was also interested in trying a different design for the waterfall than those I have used in the past.