The smell of sulphur …
… wafts near pools …
… of boiling water …
… and mud.
The lake nearby seems peaceful, …
… a place for birds …
… to rest.
I leave the shelter …
… of the forest …
… and walk onto a barren plain …
But even in this harsh environment …
… where the ground breathes poisonous gas …
… life adapts …
… and finds …
… its niche.
One species …
…seems particularly unimpressed.
The Third Planet 