"The imagination needs praise, as does any living thing. Stories are evidence of this praise."
Joy Harjo
The official name of this rock formation is "The Three Gossips," but I think of it as "The Three Muses" because of the intense inspiration I experience in the redrock desert. My wife calls it "The Three Goddesses." All three names involve imagination, which is especially active and alive in the desert. I have to admit, there have been many times on a searingly hot day in the desert when I mistake the sound of a fly buzzing for a human voice. The desert has a habit of messing with your mind, causing both human and non-human forms - like rock formations - to shapeshift into one another when you're not looking. Here, rock really can speak!
Photo: Slickrock Paintbrush, with The Three Gossips and Sheep Rock; Arches National Park, UT; May 5, 2014
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