A Landscape

I feel that the idea that we own the earth and that we have autonomy over the earth can be problematic and good at the same time. For example in this photograph, there is a railroad. Our feeling of ownership of the land led to things such as railroads and roads. These things are very useful and have helped to advance human civilization. It is also bad because we tend to misuse the land and take it for granted. We destroy forests and wildlife habitats. I think that this photograph both mourns and celebrates the earth. It is a beautiful winter landscape  but it is cut in half by a railroad and telephone lines, pure human creations.