Monthly Archives: August 2014
A morning that beckoned a drive and nature. I sat amazed at the cormorant with his wings outstretched. It seemed forever he remained still with wings open. When I got back I read to find they open their wings to dry…they are not…..
The picture taken three years ago. The forest fire’s devastation almost complete. Charred and literally cooked to the inside core, the sentinels stood. The grief so tangible within me and the earth. The resilience even stronger. Yesterday, to walk the path and see the scars and reminders remain……
Some days are quiet and Life’s whispers are simple. To bend down and touch the earth’s warmth and texture are cherished gifts. To not take for granted the ability to walk, bend, move my hand, or fingers that feel. Such simple acts yet broken…..
Dancing streams of light frozen in the moment. Grasses, gathering the summer’s sun, transform the light into shawls resembling ice cocoons. I bow my head in gratitude to my camera which gifts such sight. Then the pause and whisper that not even perfect…..
The morning sun danced with my window prism and gifted a rainbow in the palm of my hand. Like a child I laughed and squirmed playing with the rainbow in my grasp. The gift so brief measured in time. But when the day’s disappointments…..
Actually the image is from the wrong perspective. Upon the wings of gratitude to see such a sight, soaring so high, I looked down upon the pelican. Gratitude in flight.
I cannot take away the mountain’s steepness or sharpness. Nor would I ever ask. The steepness and sharpness are nature’s grace. Instead to be the cloud that embraces them both. Softness becomes sharpness. Sharpness…..
They say the sky is the limit. But what if it seems I need even more than the sky? And then the whisper, “Oh little one, dare for the clouds, then tell me what you need.”
“Where rivers once ran” was the whisper that jumped into my throat with a startle. Barely had my eyes somewhat focused than the whispered repeated, “Where rivers once ran.” Nothing more.
Have pondered the image and the whisper for two days now…..
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