Summer Close Up
Go jump in the lake. If some said that to me, normally I’d not be happy. But on a scorching summer day, a jump in the lake sounds wonderful. So […]
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Travel Theme – Wetlands
A gallery of different kinds of wetlands, where land meets water and the sky shines above, for watery Travel theme: Land Meets Water.
Travel Theme – Independence
As I walked around the Logan County Courthouse Square in Lincoln, Illinois, I pondered what would Abe do. Abe Lincoln practiced law in the town. For historic buffs, Lincoln is […]
Weekly Photo Challenge – Ceremonial Masks
I hear vibrations of rhythmic drum beats blends with voices singing ancient songs of celebration, gratitude. Then vividly colored, expertly hand-carved ceremonial masks come into my view. It’s stirs something […]
Spring Water Lilies
I’d like to be a water-lily sleeping on the river, Where solemn rushes whisper, and funny ripples quiver. All day I’d watch the blue sky—all night I’d watch the black, […]
Spring Blossoming Tree
It is pleasant to walk down a path that is littered with white petals from blossoming trees. Just a few months ago, I’d be walking on a path of snow. […]
Spring by the Reeds and Rushes
“The wind in the reeds and the rushes, The bees on the bells of thyme, The birds on the myrtle bushes, The cicale above in the lime, And the lizards […]
Spring at the Water’s Edge
“To sit and watch the wavelets as they flow Two – side by side; To see the gliding clouds that come and And mark them glide…” Sully Prudhomme I watch […]
Spring Squabble
I looked for something green–green grass or budding leaves. I wanted to start a Spring post with a touch of green. I think the new snowfall covered it up. I […]
Travel Theme – Environment
What slithers and hisses? The rattlesnake I saw did both, while I visited a wildlife nature center to learn more about ecology and the environment. The smart snake sought shelter. […]
Winter Owls
When slush covers the trails, it makes hiking slow and wet. So I looked around for somewhere else to hike. I visited a nature center with walking path and trails […]
Winter Privy
Often as I walk along I see secluded spots that look like inviting places to stop along the trail. Sometimes its an arbor of trees, garden bench near blooming flowers […]
