2/11/2023, Land R, 9:15 – 10:30 Gorgeous and magical sparkling, frosted landscapeThick, heavy fog settled in the distant lakeIcy puddlesJubilant Birds sing and dart in the bright Sun and sparkling FrostSwarovskied grass tipsSteam swirls and silently rises from the lakeSweet scent lifts as Sun slowly melts frost into the EarthWhites and grays miraculously vanish into …
2/1/2023 Land, L, 2:45 Trees surrounded by iced puddlesIcy edges surround the LakeWhite fluffy snowbirds float, grouped in silenceGeese float nearbyLunar landscape with icy grays, light browns, exposed rock and patches of dusted snowBrilliantly sparkling, vibrant waterNot another soul aroundStillness, quiet, peace
1/14/2023 Land L 10:50-12:50 Very cold, cloudy morning, biting windPrickled thistle standing at attentionNaked trees with nature’s ornamentsIcy cold fingertipsBlue sky trying to reveal itselfBeautifully tangled branches of the brushThistle whispers and cracks in the windSun emerges to illuminate the soft fuzzy white and the cream-silvered flowers and to glisten the watersObsessed with the steadfast …
12/5/2022 Land R Post ACLM board examNo thoughtsHalf run, half walk on a gray chilly daySilvery gray mirrored lake
11/7/2022 Land L 2:45?-4:30 Gorgeous quiet peaceful fall afternoonEnd of daylight savingsSoft calm of cricketsChirping birdsNewly exposed rock in the shallowing watersWater glistens and shines brilliantlyMost leaves now cover the ground and trails (except low greens and red berry shrubs)Few specklings of orange, red and yellow leavesFluffy brown and cream-colored plants, wheats and grassesClusters of …
10/3/2022 Land, L, 3:20-5:15 Beautiful, sunny fall dayWind, rustling leaves, singing cricketsCreams, tans light browns and green grassesTiny white “daisies” and purple “daisies” with yellow centersLilac thistle, red berries, tall brown pricklesGrasshoppers jump into flight to avoid my stepSweet earthy prairie scentCrazy wasp – iridescent blue black wings with yellow and orange lower abdomenSo many …
8/13/2022. GV, land L, 9:15-10:45? Arrive greeted by the welcoming birds, bands of crickets and such sweet scentsFlat mirrored water broken occasionally by fish jumpsSparkling dewy grassFeathery streaked wispy cloudsHills filled with Queen Anne’s LaceThistle continues to fill in with more flowersBrilliant sparkling diamond studded water
7/24/2022, GV, land L, 9:05-10:40 Filled with bird song and rhythmic cicada roundsUnfurling Queen Anne’s LaceNew green soft thistle, standing tall and ready to flowerBees and flying ants(?) Enlivened by the delicately crowning, floweringthistleWater gleaming, sparkling, vibrating, beckoningTiniest frog (distal phalanx-sized) hopping across the trail to safety in the grassYellow and black butterflies, tiny blue …