Recorded in Franklin County, North Carolina at the ordination site of my oldest known ancestor on my Father’s Fathers line, I wrestle with the welcoming I feel from the land and the anger I feel about the exploitive and abusive energy I feel on the line.

The worn gravestones made me realize that "written in stone" does not mean something's permanent. Stone wears down. The second segment delves into this and I recall a conversation I had with the stones at Burney Falls, CA.