one of my favorite author’s
beautiful words
about my favorite season
as we slip from summer into autumn
Sep22
Tag Archives: nature
Sep12
just because.
just because taking 4 minutes to watch this might make you smile all day. (sound up!)
Sep10
content.
happened upon
this friendly-looking tree
deep in the woods
so content and jolly
i think it would love to share its jokes.
—
“i never saw a discontented tree.
they grip the ground as though they liked it,
and though fast rooted, they travel about as far as we do.”
– john muir
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bird hiils park, ann arbor, michigan, usa – summer 2020
Sep7
look up.
even if
there is not a bird meeting
going on way up high and overhead
it’s good to be aware
have a plan
for when the sentinels
guarding their castle
make their move.
—
“there’s always a reason to look up.”
-a.d.posey
Aug17
bear with me.
National Park Service Notice –
READ: Please don’t run from bears or push your slower friends down in attempts of saving yourself.
As a follow-up to a previous post, if you come upon a stationary bear, move away slowly and sideways; this allows you to keep an eye on the bear and avoid tripping. Moving sideways is also non-threatening to bears. Do NOT run, but if the bear follows, stop and hold your ground. Like dogs, they will chase fleeing animals. Do NOT climb a tree. Both grizzlies and black bears can climb trees. Do NOT push down a slower friend (even if you think the friendship has run its course).
Stay calm and remember that most bears do not want to attack you; they usually just want to be left alone. Don’t we all? Identify yourself by making noise so the bear knows you are a human and not a prey animal. Help the bear recognize you as a human. We recommend using your voice. (Waving and showing off your opposable thumb means nothing to the bear) The bear may come closer or stand on its hind legs to get a better look or smell. A standing bear is usually curious, not threatening.
P.S. We apologize to any “friends” who were brought on a hike as the “bait” or were sacrificed to save the group. You will be missed.
#FindYourPark #RecreateResponsibly
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/bears/index.htm
—
“i’d rather write about polar bears than people”
-mary oliver
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image credit: Bear resting on a log thinking bear things at Katmai National Park & Preserve, NPS/ J. Ehrlenbach
Aug7
downhill.
hard to tell from this shot
but these benches
were sitting
back to back
slanted at a downward angle
on the side of a hill.
is this a geometry puzzle?
is this a statement?
is this art?
is this science?
is this_______?
—
“if the track is tough and the hill is rough, THINKING you can just ain’t enough!”
-shel silverstein
Jul25
birch.
standing in my yard
a child
small among the birch trees
i would slowly peel away the bark
creating the most delicate pieces of beautiful paper
a gift from the tree
uncurled and waiting to be my papyrus.
—
“out of sight above the house, the mirror moon reflected the sun of a day not yet dawned,
shining the pale light of tomorrow on the yard and on the paper birches.”
-dean koontz
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image credit: white birch fragrance oil
Jul24
pond.
where sky and pond meet
—
“a field of water betrays the spirit that is in the air.
it is continually receiving new life and motion from above.
it is intermediate in its nature between land and sky.”
- henry david thoreau
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matthaei botanical gardens, ann arbor, michigan, usa – summer 2020
Jul23
pollinating.
summer bursts open in the field
—
“earth is a flower and it’s pollinating.”
-neil young
Jun25
breathing room.
walking in sugarbush woods
i ran across this tree man
just waiting for someone to find him.
“what art offers is space – a certain breathing room for the spirit.”
-john updike
