Empty Holes It Fills... My Precious

It cannot be seen, cannot be felt,

Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt.

It lies behind stars and under hills,

And empty holes it fills.

It comes first and follows after,

Ends life, kills laughter.

(answer: darkness)

So, when I was just a wee-little-tot, 5 let's say, I have a memory of sitting in our basement. All was dark except the humming glow of our giant box T.V. My older siblings were all lounging about watching a movie and I was curled in a ball on the floor looking at the descending light from the stairs. I really wanted to go upstairs but I distinctly remember a sibling (who will remain unnamed) saying to me, "You have to watch it! If you don't you're lame. Everyone loves this movie." (or something to that effect). Anyway, I remember 2 scenes from this animated gem: a large, dark, red-ish mountain with a spiraling trail with little colored dots (people I assume) on it. And second, I remember this:

For those of you who are "lame" and never had the privilege, this is the 1977 animated version of J.R.R.Tolkein's classic: The Hobbit.

Now, as a 5-year-old I was very impressionable and you can only imagine what horrors that raspy voice and slimy green creature left me with. Okay, so not really any, and I hadn't even thought about that childhood memoir until our day-trip to Cuetzalan. It...Was...Awesome! We went spelunking and obviously it was my first time, WHICH come to find out was totally a deprivation as a dating college student. Apparently everyone has gone by age 22, but nonetheless-- I love it!!! There aren't any good pictures, but think of Gollum and the movie clip. That's all I could think of while I was down there!

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3-year-old showing off outside the caves

Really pleasant park with lots and lots of birds