• clouds,  landscape,  natural areas,  Plants,  Reservoir Ridge Natural Area,  shadows,  trees

    Long Shadows

    Late afternoon shadows

    They are repairing some major potholes to the parking lot at Reservoir Ridge Natural Area. One of those holes you could disappear in. On Friday when I visited I parked outside the gate and walked along the fence to get this image. This is a very different perspective than most of the images from the natural area. I like the mystery in those shadows. Happy Mother’s Day!

  • landscape,  Plants,  poems,  sunsets,  trees,  writing/reading

    Quieting of my spirit

    Sunset from Red Fox Meadows

    looking out across the meadow 
    my mind restless and troubled
    seeking the quieting of my spirit.

    as the sun sets over the mountains 
    nature empties herself completely  
    finding the quieting of my spirit.

    ms

    This simple poem was inspired by one of Mary Oliver’s poems. She spent time in nature on an almost daily basis which is motivating me to do the same. At times I feel regret for those times I could have spent in nature. I wonder if time in nature inspires me to write or if my writing inspires me to spend more time in nature. Have a great day!!

    P.S. We have water falling from the sky. People are telling me it’s called rain. ☔

  • Plants,  quotes,  trees

    The sacred in nature

    We all have within us a sense of the sacred, a sense of reverence, however we may articulate it. It is a part of our human nature…it is a fundamental recognition of the wonder, beauty, and divine nature of the world.

    LLewellyn Vaughan-Lee, Season of the Sacred

    As I walked across campus the other morning I noticed these tree branches with their new leaves popping to greet the blue sky. I stopped, said thank you then took a couple of images. I wonder if I stopped because I heard a whisper from the trees, “Pssst, look at me.” I’m not sure how long ago I began seeing the sacred in nature but I do believe it is a part of our human nature.

  • clouds,  landscape,  Plants,  sunsets,  trees

    End of a beautiful day…

    I made a drive out to Cobb Lake State Wildlife Area yesterday evening to enjoy the sunset. We had such a beautiful day. I also got in a nice bicycle ride as I work on getting my legs back into some sort of physical condition to ride. A meadowlark was perched in this small tree when I arrived singing my favorite song. To my left, out of view, there was a concert going with the geese and ducks on Cobb Lake. While a group of ducks had a second concert on the smaller lake just to the right of center. I thanked them for the free concerts. After sunset the days cool breeze quickly became a cold wind so I headed for home. I so enjoyed the end of a beautiful day…