This wind-scoured canyon catches and holds rainfall like a barrel. Water in the desert is a rare gift and the much-trafficked reservoir is opaque with use.
At a period of life when the asperities of other men are softened and their angles smoothed, the disposition of this man became more and more aggressive.
In terms of the internet's effect on product development, you've got algorithms rounding off all the corners, literally and figuratively, of everything on the mainstream internet and social media platforms.
When a craft project landed them in Europe and love was on the wing, maybe it was time to increase their commitment, smooth out the edges, get a good grip and take flight to keep their hearts aloft.
Corner softening sees sharp edges smoothed-off of a structure to make it more aerodynamic, or small cutouts created on the edges of an structure to " scramble" prevailing winds and reduce the strength of the vortices they create.