Pond Writing

last night was starry

which means that it got cold

20F when I awoke

the morning was frosty

sparkling and full of rainbow lights

the ponds froze over

as i admired the surface of the pond

i thought it appeared like a foreign language

script carved into the ice

a temporary story

perhaps written for the fish below

or a tale

for the world above

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Autumn and Winter begin to Mingle

appreciating the mushrooms 

 as i studied them 

clear night skies

inspire frost to grace life

sunlight is revealed as tiny sparkling orbs

when mixed with frost

colors dance before our eyes

good medicine

some trees 

naked

the sunlight chooses them to present, show off and reflect

finding new treasures

Basidioradulum radula, Toothed Crust fungus

like an artful mandala

Plicaturopsis crispa, a Crimped gilled Polyporales

this is the underside, the top looks like

it was growing on dead wood:

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Our Spell of Rain has Broken

near sunset

sunlight poured through a parting of clouds

and 

alpine glow happened on this handful of trees

in the cloak of the forest

witch's butter oozes from old wood

( Dacrymyces chrysospermus)

I found my first teeny tiny

sphere thrower fungi

(see that clear jelly ball? it gets thrown from it's cup)

above is another view of this tiny scene

(Sphaerobolus stellatus, sphere thrower)

the fungi continue to pop up 

(Suillus Grevillei, tamarack Jack)

a friend, spur of the moment, took us up in his plane

autumn looked beautiful from the sky!

Thank you Bill!

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So much Rain lately

3 times the average rainfall this month!

when the wet earth is warmer than the air

mist rises

in the rainy seasons

mushrooms push up through pine needle soil

rain a perfect environment for lichens and moss to thrive

in the high mountains

rain becomes snow

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Enjoying Autumn

as the sun began to set last night

a parting in the clouds

and sunlight kissed the top of the mountain

I have been studying our forest mushrooms

and tossed some old ones into my bushes

this young deer found them delightful

the other day I walked among golden giants

 

spied treasures on the forest floor

hiked along a creek

seemed we were in a fairytale

full of lichen, moss and fungi

through an opening in the trees

we saw winter kissing autumn

perhaps one of the tiniest mushrooms i have ever seen

strong enough to hold a raindrop

a week or more ago

autumn snow cloaked our world

for a few hours

now we are back to rain

and 

golden forests galore

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Autumn Reflections

along the lake

picture perfect day

golden trees

shimmering

Do you see that line across the mountains?

It is: Going to the Sun Road

Incredible views from that road! 

Being on the edge of a mountain, nature takes back parts or the road each year, so it is usually being worked on. 

clouds mingling with peaks 

sunlight showing off the colors

the warmth of the shoreline

morning light on a forest mushroom

sunset at the river

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Autumn is a beautiful time

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Last Week, Autumn

shades of blue

under the gaze of sunlight

golds

under a soft sky of blues and clouds

 

Turn to look another direction

water wandering through Autumn

teepees

a place one could stay

land

and more

that touches ones heart

inspiring true breathing

~

autumn camping

invigorating

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Gorgeous Autumn

gorgeous autumn weather beckoned

come camp in me

trails enticed to be walked on

the colors were thrilling

literally

leaves illumined

offered sunlight

with gentle brilliance

paths as sacred trails

to take one deeply into the land

sweet clouds appeared around mountain tops

like breath

the sort of 
weather
color
and 
walk
one dreams of in autumn

~
I feel so thankful to have been there

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