Photos of a Winter Weekend Walk
Enjoy in this post photo compositions from my hike, taken casually, and without filters, on my iPhone.
Nature
Attention is the Beginning of Devotion (Mary Oliver Quote)
Teach the children. We don’t matter so much, but the children do. Show them daisies and the pale…
Leaf Litter Photos (& a Lesson on Mindfulness)
Let it be a lesson on mindfulness, so none of us miss all the small gems of choreographed moments we can witness in nature each day. Instead of pinning away for what isn’t, let’s relish what is.
The Web (Chief Seattle Quote)
We did not weave the web of life; we are just a strand in it.
Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves.
Photos from Hikes in the Palo Duro Canyon 2018
Hiking in the Palo Duro Canyon is kind of a pilgrimage for us each time we visit Amarillo. This tiny grand canyon is a delightful surprise in this flat, almost featureless tableland.
Photos from Elaine’s Cabin in Texas (with Sunrises)
Little did we know that we’d have a front row seat for each sunrise! The ever-changing light was magnificent.
Pumpkin Photos 2018
What better way to celebrate than appreciate nature’s delicious bounty and the myriad variety of pumpkins?
Photo Walk in Putnam State Park
This is Putnam State Park in early autumn, before the first frost, taken with my iphone, with no filters or Photoshop.
Dramatic October Clouds (Photos)
I snapped these photos this month, rejoicing in what we were having, instead of pinning after what we had hoped for. Good was still going on, beauty was still present, it was just different.
A Season of Many Mushrooms (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Mushrooms
nudge and cling
everywhere
through the
wet and rain
with soggy feet
no wonder
they are shaped
like umbrellas
Photo Walk: Early Fall in Huntington State Park 2018
Follow along with me on this long walk at Huntington State Park, which overlaps the borders of three towns near here, including mine. All these photos were taken casually with my iPhone, as I wandered contemplatively through this chunk of land I equate with my home these last 25 years…
Beautiful Clouds at Wethersfield Cove (Photos)
I loved the deepness of the blue, combined with the featheriness of the transitioning clouds, and the gorgeousness of all that reflected in the water.
September Reservoir Photos
I pulled over in this beautiful spot in Easton, where the swans live, to enjoy some bright but moody clouds and September goldenrod ablaze.
Summer is Waning at the Quarry Swimming Hole (Photos)
I often seem to want to capture this place on my iPhone, and this post shows the little reflection studies that have caught my eye, as well as a couple spectacular clouds, and in the last two photos below, another great sandcastle made by the kids there.
Sunsets on Long Lake (Photos)
There is something about the glory and the transformational nature about a sunset that it demands its photo to be taken. What a feast of color and beauty these were. These photos give a slice of what it felt like to witness them– awe, and honor, and humbleness.
Saguaro Photos
I learned that saguaro is pronounced (Soo-Whar-o) and that they have to live to 100 years old before they can grow an arm.