• haiku,  landscape,  natural areas,  Pineridge Natural Area,  sunrises,  writing/reading

    Meadow of Gold

    June 22, 2021

    cloudless horizon 
    chorus of song birds rising
    in meadow of gold 

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    Sadly this image shows the smoky haze sitting along the Colorado Front Range from all the fires burning in the southwest. The haze hovers just above the horizon combined with a mix of emission pollution. There are currently, 47 large fires that have burned 519,761 acres across the country, per the National Interagency Fire Center website. The haze gives everything a golden glow to it. Today is expected to be in the 90’s. Be safe, stay cool!

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  • natural areas,  Pineridge Natural Area,  quotes

    Everything is Green

    June 13, 2021
    Still green at Pineridge Natural Area

    I don’t write out of what I know; I write out of what I wonder. I think most artists create art in order to explore, not to give the answers. Poetry and art are not about answers to me; they are about questions.

    Lucille Clifton

    As of the first of May, Denver and the northern Front Range, have received about 7.5 inches of moisture. Everything’s so green. However, 60% of the rest of the state is still in a severe drought. They say that Colorado farmers can expect the driest year in the past 20 years. We have been hot and dry the last few days so this green will quickly go away. Loving it while we have it.

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  • landscape,  mountains,  Plants,  quotes,  trees

    True Solitude

    March 29, 2021

    “True solitude is found in the wild places, where one is without human obligation. One’s inner voices become audible… In consequence, one responds more clearly to other lives.”

    Wendell Berry

    This solitudinal place is just north of Cowdrey in Roosevelt National Forest and taken back in 2005. Friends I was visiting with at Cowdrey took me to this lovely place where we enjoyed the scenery and grilled steaks on an open fire. This meadow is a series of beaver ponds where anglers love to spend time in solitude. I unfortunately do not remember the creek these ponds were along. Hoping you have a great week.

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  • clouds,  landscape,  mountains

    A Trip to the Mountains

    May 7, 2012
    The Meadow

    I’ve been back in Colorado for 14 months now and I’ve not been up in the mountains. So, this past Tuesday, after my doctors appointment, I headed up to Estes Park along the Big Thompson Canyon. I can’t count the times I had to stop and take it all in again. Oh, the smell of pine and the sound of the river are good for the soul. My trip back down was along Colorado 7, which follows the south St Vrain River, passing through Allenspark and Lyons. I drove 200 miles and loved it. I sure missed those mountains.

    PS: I found this interesting read and wanted to pass it along.

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  • quotes

    Truth

    November 17, 2009

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    Lupines

    Men cannot understand Truth because they cling to self, because they believe in a love self, because they believe self to be the only reality, whereas it is the one delusion. The Way of Peace by James Allen


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