9.26.2013

Velvety Rose Fomitopsis Rosea


treasures of the forest


meeting you makes my heart 
go pitter pat


velvety to see and touch

such unusual conks

also:

these all seem like magical creatures to me


fruits rising from the earth below

I think these are called clavaria
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still finding mushrooms stored in the trees

warning
i might be on a mushroom kick for a little while 
;-)

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9.22.2013

Autumnal Equinox


they spawn
the Kokanee Salmon


their colors that of Autumn


lively and determined


traveling Up stream


they mark the changing of seasons

warm greetings to cool Autumn

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9.17.2013

Late Summer Day


I wandered into the mountains the other day


found a rainbow in a waterfall


creek water aqua turquoise
made my heart sing


watched the sunlight mingling with trees


does this green thrill you?
it does me


i listened to the water sing
and dance


visited this lake that sunny day


dinned on late summer huckleberries


watched the sun paint shadows on the enormous mountains
as it began to set

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it was a good day

may you walk in beauty
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9.10.2013

Busy Busy little Squirrels

Squirrels are very busy

climbing high into the trees
tossing tiny pine cones to the earth
then scurrying to stack them in every little hole they find

a funny thing:
they bring the cones from the trees to the earth
and things they find on earth they take up into the trees

such as this mushroom


finding wild apples on the ground,
see the bit it 'hid' under the rock
pieces as big as it's head

 
hiding apples up up in the trees

a mushroom hidden under this tree

it was gone the next day


even filling the tunnels of ground squirrels!
this squirrel is not a ground squirrel
it is a tree squirrel

The ground squirrels have gone underground already for the year

they are also very busy eating!
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wonderful entertainment!
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9.02.2013

The Jouney Continued

continuing on from the previous post
traveling up the North Fork towards Polebridge Montana

a place to cook on this hot summer day

flowers lined the high mountain road

what is this chipmunk digging for?

next it scurried into the wild current bush
had a feast while i looked on

 summer leaves still brilliant green

lake water divine

nature beauty sublime
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