11/6/2023 land(!), R, 2:30-4:00 In the midst of so much death, sadness, bad news and turmoil – surrounded by supportive sounds of crickets, grasshoppers and leaves rustling in the windSuch sweet nourishing scents lift and lightenAnd wind lifts fluffy white milkweed seed from its podLeaves gently fall from above, seeds helicopter their way downGoldens, browns, …
7/3/2023, land L, 9:00-11:00 Gorgeous opaque morning with green blue water and emerald treesCrickets and birds join in gorgeous orchestral masterpieceWater beckons, but walking today to fight off covidInteresting red velvet cone-shaped flowers (staghorn sumac?)Tiny Gray spider stands out amid the red velvetSweet yellow flowers line the trailsLovely white sweet clover, tiny white daisies, smatterings …
3/26/2023, land R, 9:15-11:00 Enlightening morning sunSteam gently rises from LakeSplendid array of birds singing jubilantly in unisonGeese call off in the distanceMourning dove coos punctuateStaccato knocking of woodpeckerSparkling dew coats the bright green grassWhite flowering treesPollen so invisibly thick, can taste itSoft green rises higher in the tree linePelvis and femur bones in tree …
3/21/2023, land L, 10:00-11:15 Chilly morning on this second day of springBirds sing from every nook and crannySoft hints of green rising higher from the ground into bushes and low treesDamp grasses glisten as the sun melts the frostGeese honk claiming their nesting spotsThey fly overhead on missions, in pairsFocused thought on logisticsClarity
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 …