It’s Called Opening Your Eyes, People
There are always flowers for those who want to see them. ~ Henri Matisse
View ArticleContemplation
In a place like this, it’s impossible not to gaze in wonder at the beauty that surrounds you. The quiet, the stillness, the solitude – it’s always there, in the dark of night, in the early morning, at...
View ArticlePhoto 101: The Natural World
On our trip to Colorado in September, we had the privilege of experiencing what it’s like to hike Rocky Mountain National Park. Aside from the magnificent beauty of this amazing place, it was...
View ArticleCollision
Textures At cross purposes. Some slowly spiral downward While others await resolutely, stoically Steeling themselves for impact.
View ArticlePhoto 101: Landscape
The incredible beauty of the Rocky Mountains on a crisp fall day, hiking with my best friend, surrounded by landscape shots at every turn that were both mesmerizing and irresistible – my camera was...
View ArticleI Want More
Bathed in the glow of a brilliant sunset, with our minds calm and serene after a brisk hike through the park, serenaded along the way by the low-pitch croaks of what sounded like a thousand bullfrogs,...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge: Muse
My muse? That’s easy. Nature – in all her glory, of course! A close second? I love anything rustic as well.
View ArticleCanopy
There is just something so beautiful, so luminous, so serene about light filtering through the shade of a woodland canopy. It’s both breathtaking and soothing, calm and exhilarating. It fills me with...
View ArticleFestival of Leaves Photo Challenge: Week 2
LEAVES: Flattened structures of a higher plant, typically green and bladelike, that are attached to a stem directly or via a stalk The main organs of photosynthesis and transpiration Synonyms:...
View ArticleAcross the Way
These beautiful trees, on just the other side of the fairway where we live, always take my breath away. I can be carrying a load of laundry or walking into the kitchen or looking up from a good book...
View ArticleReady for Takeoff
Assimilation Mightily so with a good stiff breeze Or gradually over time Thanks to gentle stirrings, peppered with patience. New growths occur Some perhaps at great distances. Nature has her ways And...
View ArticleGreen Will Soon Overcome
Spring is here and these remnants of fall, hidden beneath winter’s snow, will be crowded out shortly by the color and vitality of the new season now upon us. Vernal equinox, we embrace thee!
View ArticleNote to Self
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. Anne Lamott
View ArticleDaily Prompt: Torn
Steve placed the King James, opened face-down, on a three-legged stool, not far from the searing heat of the roaring fire. Revelations had nothing to reveal to him. It made no sense, no matter which...
View ArticleWhat I Hunger For
There’s a glossiness to it. A remembered sensate perception of calm, joy, light and warmth. It’s a glimpse of well-being I used to equate with a certainty of the existence of God. Often, I...
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