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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Spring Walk with Lucy

our eyes were on the ground a lot

me on rocks

Lucy and I on tracks

of wolf

and

elk

also deer

we saw our first butterflies of the year

such beauties all

and every pond of water

found Lucy wading through

and every pile of snow

a place to rest as well

tiny details to behold

looks like plants within a rock

 

a spring walk

on a beautiful day

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