The Rock Author:Peter Parnall To some, the Rock is just there; just a huge lump on the forest floor.... — But of course the Rock is much more than that. Beneath the rock is a tiny pond fed by a spring. For many centuries Indians waited in the Rock's shadow for Deer to come drink at the pond. Now a little boy crawls in the crevices of the Rock's face, watching Deer, Moose, and... more » others. Fox makes her den deep in one of the crevices, leaving it to hunt for crickets in the field. Raccoon lives in a hollow log that was once a tree growing on the Rock. Hawk is another watcher, perched on a root of the dead tree. Then lightning strikes and fire burns away the Rock's coating of evergreens, lichen, and ferns, and the animals leave. But years later, life returns to the Rock...
Here is another lyrical portrait of nature's beauty and endurance by award-winning author-artist Peter Parnall.« less