Considering Love

natures lovely hearts

this one dressed in 

raindrops

through time

a peachy rock

is shaped as a heart

forest fungi

forms as a heart

ice crystals

live in my heart

we all love our little birds

that stay all winter

singing through our milky gray days

(mountain chickadee)

I don't collect heart rocks

(except as photos)

but when I find heart shapes in nature

they do inspire a smile

 last week the sun came out

inspiring pine grosbeak to bath in the creek

you might want to click to see the wee film in full screen
sorry i could not hold the camera still with the lens zoomed out

the males are red and females gold

such a dear sight

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lovely day of love to you

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Montana Glimpses

some trees have dropped their leaves

a perfect perch for a

Bald Eagle

 

some trees still cloaked in their golds

 

leaves float upon the pond

last night 

was the first night 

that the ponds froze

yesterday

these beautiful flowers celebrating life

in front of the health food store

not sure how many frosts they can exist through

autumn beckons life to sink below the surface of the earth

to rest deeply

till next year

 

I am enjoying the last of autumns

fungal beauty

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Jewels of Rain and More

 the joys of spring are amongst us

a few precious Fairy Slippers thrive upon the forest floor

raindrops capture setting sun light

forest mushroom choose a tree stump for their home

dandelions cloak the earth

precious orchids give me delight

entering a meadow

one never knows whom they will find

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sandhill crane and young buck

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Velvety Rose Fomitopsis Rosea

treasures of the forest

meeting you makes my heart 

go pitter pat

velvety to see and touch

such unusual conks

also:

these all seem like magical creatures to me

fruits rising from the earth below

I think these are called clavaria

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still finding mushrooms stored in the trees

warning

i might be on a mushroom kick for a little while 

;-)

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