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, Today

walking through the woods

my first wildflowers of the year

so tiny, i almost missed them

tiny fungi, big color

(ascomycetes, perhaps)

the top of a young pine tree

(if you were wondering)

last nights raindrops adorn moss

first and only violet that i saw

i did not eat this one

 

so tiny, i nearly did not see this family of five

(perhaps a Mycena)

buds

illumined in sunlight

~

Spring is beginning to burst

still a subtle thing

but if you look real closely

it is bursting

~

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New Life

life

springing into growth

full of future promises

beauty in the tiny details

like magical occurances

endlessly

~

 

flowers so small

my eyes can barely tell what i am looking at

but i do know it is beauty

Lovely day to you~

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Identification; Amelanchier alnifolia, Service Berry Flowers

wanting to ID the flower buds in the last post

I drove the hour

hiked the hike

felt mystified by what it could have been

you see, the spiraling red in the bud is not common

I suppose that is why it caught my eye

most the bushes were covered in white buds

but upon close inspection, some flowers had lovely red veins

the plant is known as Service Berry Flowers

in fact I have one growing outside my window

silly me

these bushes will be covered in edible berries come summer

yum

Thank you for attempting to help me figure it out!

I wish I had been able to give you more information to go on

Since you were all so lovely to consider what the bud might be

I would love for one of you to receive the offer of two greeting cards

I went to an online random generator and it chose: Evil Shannanigans

Yea!

two poorly photographed examples of a wee bit of red in the petals and stem:

~

Buds Blossom to Fruit

an offering of beauty
a promise
a gift will arrive
~

when you eat fruit
know a flower came first
~

Wishing everyone a wonderful time

celebrating Mothers.

Happy Mother's Day!

Breath

Feeling
the grace of life in this moment

I feel the gift in being alive

A richness in each breath

This is where we are born
In the beginning

In this moment
Over and over again
Endlessly

Glorious Body

Glory in each breath Can you feel it?
Life in each breath
Can you feel the vitality of existence entering into your body?

We exist in the breath

The body
glorious body
a basket
holding the vitality of our existence

Can you feel it?
Let your heart become aware of vitality
in your breath
Spirit is enhanced
Feel the birth of life
Born in each breath