It's a beautiful day! The air is crisp and clean.Seeking a shaded tree on which I wish to lean. Wishing I was in the woods north, not near.Right beside a babbling brook all I can hear. Pad in hand, writing, just to let it all go.My mind lucid as the sky, just let it flow. Rest, reflect, gather thought, choose words.Nary a diversion, just the singing of birds. Day’s not enough, I’d sit a week to Continue Reading...
In search of silence
I walk, in search of silence, somewhere near this place.I pause and stare at beauty absent of human trace. Stopped, I listen, hoping only to hear the snow fall.Maybe the breeze as it gently teases the trees so tall. Then the silence breaks, as a squirrel sounds his alert.I smile, as I trod, in their space, wishing none to hurt. The tracks below belong to the animals living here.There's proof of Continue Reading...
Hiking Crew
Sebastian leads the hiking crew on Stark Pond while the twins are ready to use their newly fashioned walking sticks. This was on Veteran’s Day 2012. Continue Reading...
Thanks #28 (Quiet)
I am thankful for quiet. I don't get much quiet, but I am thankful for it when I do. Quiet is just a nice sound to ponder. Quiet, with no phones, no TV, no computer, no background chatter, no traffic, no hustle, no bustle, just quiet. If I'm outside, then it's quiet but for the sounds of nature, water, and wind that I long for. Just the quiet that after a few moments, allows me a chance to let my Continue Reading...
Thanks #16 (Shelter)
I am thankful for shelter. Psalm 62:8 - Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. God is my shelter. I am thankful for the shelter provided by simply bowing my head, shutting out the world around me, for even just a moment, to have a word with Him. I am thankful for the shelter of this roof and these four walls. I can be protected from the Continue Reading...
Thanks #10 (Sunshine)
I'm thankful for sunshine, aside from the obvious and scientific reasons why the sun is important to our existence. I think each of us, at one point or another, thinks that the sun shines just on us for moments here and there. I am thankful for those moments. There are so many of them. Like stepping from the cold shade of winter to catch a few rays of warmth while it lasts. Or the first rays of Continue Reading...
Deer Visit
A doe and a couple of youngsters stopped by the back edge of our yard just a few minutes ago. I snuck out the side door of the garage and was able to grab these two pictures before they loped into the woods only to be heard fleeing. Theodore and Jacqueline were able to see the deer, and both twins asked if they could hold the deer. Not today I guess. Continue Reading...
Destination Homestead
Destination Homestead The highways weren't what they are now. The drive times were longer and the family car was crowded. The days were most definitely simpler then. There weren't electronic games to play, options for isolating ourselves within the car, but games we played involving us all. I knew the make and model of almost every vehicle we saw along the way, we all did. I sat behind my dad Continue Reading...
Ocean Path Hike – Acadia National Park
These pictures are from our family hike on Ocean Path at Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, Maine. Amaris, Erin, Sebastian, Theodore, Jacqueline and myself hiked a little more than 3 miles. We left from Sand Beach and headed south, past Thunder Hole, and on towards Otter Point, and then back. These pictures were taken from the trail or on the rocks along the trail. I think the views are Continue Reading...
Reflecting
It’s cool, it’s blue, this place of solitudeSit for a while, reflect, in this quiet place Notice things that normally get awaySlow down, exhale, embrace this new pace Continue Reading...