in the presence of elders
a bench awaits me
small among survivors
of what I cannot see
silent they surround me
bear scars made beautiful
newly touched by pure
wool of soft winter snow
steady they line the way
ahead through crystal mists
calm healing presence
towers above me far
from places long called home
It’s gray and cloudy outside. A perfect day for a colorful peek at Longwood’s annual Christmas extravaganza! Read the rest of this entry »
20 November 2015
One more ring around
The core of who I am
And will become
At a loss
I stand mute
Inhale this world Read the rest of this entry »
gleaming mists
frost needles–
autumn shivers
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D took this photo about mid-morning on our way to the Painted Hills. We were on Route 26, Read the rest of this entry »
Badlands? Star Trek? Sheep Rock’s Blue Basin is other-worldly. Here we are in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by desolate landscape. Read the rest of this entry »
Mitchell, Oregon (pop. 130) looks like a town that forgot about time. Read the rest of this entry »
The High Dessert in Oregon, on the way to Mitchell, Oregon – October 2015
Have you ever seen the high desert in central Oregon? The one many early settlers had to travel across to reach the West Coast? Without maps and only occasional guides?
No? Neither had I until last week. Read the rest of this entry »
Every time I visit my adult children these days I have aging on mind. My recent hike in a forest brought it all back.
Signs of death are everywhere. Like a slow dancing rain, Read the rest of this entry »
Yesterday D and I went for a forest walk with family members. The weather was perfect: cool, not cold; drizzly, not raining; overcast, not stormy–with sun breaking through during the last bit of our hike. Lots of downhill and uphill climbing on a marked trail.
It’s mushroom season! Read the rest of this entry »
white sand gleams pure
buttressed boulders stand watch
trees aren’t telling
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Hilton Head Island, 1972, on the Atlantic Ocean side of the island. Thanks to the good graces of the owners, Read the rest of this entry »
Telling the Truth 