5.25.2016

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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5.16.2016

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
~

the opposite of a ladybug
chamouflage:


never know what one will find along a mountain road

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5.09.2016

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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