5.28.2014

Spring's Abundance

forget me not

raindrops adorn tiny flowers


forest strawberry flower
promises of fruit


more forest food
morels
they have already been nibbled on


tiny forest orchids
striped coral


forest lace
as tender ferns


another portrait of fairy slippers for Noushka


sweet little violets


i am smitten!
~
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5.19.2014

Jewels of Rain and More


 the joys of spring are amongst us
a few precious Fairy Slippers thrive upon the forest floor


raindrops capture setting sun light


forest mushroom choose a tree stump for their home


dandelions cloak the earth



precious orchids give me delight


entering a meadow
one never knows whom they will find
~
sandhill crane and young buck
~
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5.12.2014

Spring Walk


walking in the woods
a cool day
mixed with warmth from the sun


paused at a muddy spot
to consider paw prints
looks like a young lion passed by


a gentle breeze passed through
carrying the subtle scent
of skunk and pennyroyal

(photo not pennyroyal)

 I wonder at the story...
 who got sprayed by a skunk and why 
I smelled something similar this week
near my cabin
a lion killed a deer
I set a trail camera on the carcass
 checked the camera a couple days later
and this is what my camera captured:


 pausing in one spot
treasures found
a sleeping lady bug I spy


and a bumble bee flew by


new growth on Tamaracks


yellow violets sun bathe 


trees with vibrant buds


in one spot it feels 
as though the entire spirit of life exists

(moss flowers)
I find quiet joy in this

~

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5.01.2014

Beltane 2014



we are
halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice
 

flowers raise their lovely faces


to the sun


cloaked in leaves


glacier lilies breathe


until the perfect moment to bloom
 

flower season has JUST begun


it amazes me
to find tiny succulents
that have lived beneath winter's snow


I am still in love
with the new buds on the tops of fir trees
~
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