Happy Summer to You!

journeyed to the NW corner of 

Glacier National Park 

for Solstice

 took to heart wildflowers as they opened to the longest day of the year

walked in a forest where flowers mingled with sun

 

and shade

 

the tiny creatures busy as can be

 

vistas

that inspire pause and  we have water!

 large swallowtails dinning on nectar

greens and blues

summer hues

are abundant

 

 

wild strawberries  bring us to our knees

to dine

 

 Summer has arrived

and

I wish you a lovely summer!

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Spring's Abundance

forget me not

raindrops adorn tiny flowers

forest strawberry flower

promises of fruit

more forest food

morels

they have already been nibbled on

tiny forest orchids

striped coral

forest lace

as tender ferns

another portrait of fairy slippers for Noushka

sweet little violets

i am smitten!

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Roses and Strawberries

wandering through the woods
a grouse lures me away
from its precious eggs which lay
upon the forest floor

wild roses bloom
sat to admire delicate fragrant petals
which I had to eat
tasting the sweetness
ethereal pleasure

when one eats from the wild
one becomes part of the wild

scent of rain
arrives on a warm summer breeze
wandering home as the storm flies in
hoping for another rose to see
so I can take it home with me
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