It's been Raining, Everything is Wet

I have been learning about my trees

spruce, fir, pine and larch

making tea from their freshly born tips

the mountains are cloaked in

spring snow

everything is wet

we had 2 1/2 days on non-stop rain

these little American Dippers

are water wizards

i watched them dive into a raging river

nearly made my heart stop

then it reappeared

above is the raging river

along a quiet lakes shore

(below)

i found lovely anemones

spring

a vibrant

and

 beautiful season

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Ladybug

first I spied this lovely leaf

floating in last years grass

though it was small

ten ladybugs could have used it as a boat

then i spied the tiny lady bug

i rarely see them

when i do i feel joy

a treasure has been found

 

 can you see the condensation under the wing?

(above)

 

i had driven to the top of a mountain pass, a long dirt road

got out to explore the area

a wild fire had burned through years ago

 

i enjoyed witnessing how life does eventually return

to a fire zone

 

I watched the little beetle as it wandered about

 

then settle in for a nap

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the opposite of a ladybug

chamouflage:

never know what one will find along a mountain road

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Spring's Glory

A beautiful day at the lake

before the storm came in

enchanted with the rocks

the light

flow of water

wandered up the road

to find the raging waters

flowers grace our days

snow melt fills our river banks

a unique offering of Trillium 

with 6 petals instead of 3

 

the threshold of spring is in our past

we are in her full glory

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