Keep close to Nature’s heart… and break clear away, once in a while, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. John Muir
It was not a good day. They happen, ya know. Sometime in the morning I felt this restlessness rising within me. I lost my anger on a couple of trivial things, calling inanimate things names, as if they could hear and understand. My focus was all over the place. I walked into the kitchen for something and could not remember why I went there (still can’t). These are signals for me that my spirit and soul are in need of more time in nature. So, with a sunny and warm day I made my way to the Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR. I knew a long walk was the needed therapy. I had just read a post by Dave Showalter whoincluded an image of one of the approximately 50 eagles that have been seen at the refuge. No eagles were spotted but it was just what I needed. John Muir looked to nature as a temple, a place where he encountered his Creator. So, I guess I needed to wash my spirit with a walk in nature.
7 Comments
David Leland Hyde
Nice cloud. I like the trees too. Well seen as usual Monte. I like how the tops of the grass clumps echo the trees, but I might crop the lower part of the grass. My father would have kept all the foreground like you, but I think the photograph might be more beautiful cropped.
Monte Stevens
I intentionally kept the foreground and even wanted more but I as not in a good place for that too happen. It was a muddy mess to attain any more. I will have to play around with your suggestion just to see what it looks like.
Paul
I’ll tell you, my friend, that’s always the perfect elixir for me, too. Whenever anxiety, sadness, or whatever emotion might bubble to the surface for whatever reason, a walk in the woods or sitting quietly on rock and listening to life go on around me or the wind flowing between the trees … that does it!
Monte Stevens
We have more in common than just a love for photography. 🙂
Paul
You’re just now figuring that out, Monte?! 😉
Anita Jesse
I can’t imagine anything more restorative than connecting with the earth. This image demonstrates clearly that you connected. Beautiful.
Monte Stevens
Thank you, Anita!