Grand Valley

Red Berries

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 …

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Rocky Banks

9/29/2022 water L, uv82, 4:00-5:50 Wind: 10mph from EOC: 6 Cool windy fall dayGoldenrods surround, yellows with slight hints of orange emerging in the trees, rose grassesWater more shallow than ever: deep in the water with high rocky banks, bridges above at higher heights, picking up and carrying board more than a couple times (1N …

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Cloud-Smeared Mirrored Water

8/28/22, GV, water R, uv82, 4:15-6:00pm Wind: 8mph from SOC: 7+/8 (below the choppy surface) Geometric wind chopped waterWater sparkling brilliantly into the WestGentle backdrop of cricketsTurtles slide from banks and rocks with passingEver sweet wheat scent in 4SEKingfisher machine guns pastMetallic dragonfly dronesOccasional leaf drops and slides onto waterLounging turtle headsLowering water line: deeper …

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Mercury Water

8/20/2022 water L, vdr81, 9:15-11:00 Wind: 3-5mph from SOC: 7 Sun opaqued by hazy summerSilvery shimmers with golden sparklesCrickets ringing gently, bird chirps and sonsLovely sweet herbal scentSole slender bird floats serenelyOccasional leaf drops soft to slide on the water surfaceGoose feathers pushed to attention along the banks of 3 islandCicadas starting to ramp up …

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Copper Coated Dragonfly

8/18/2022, GV, water R, uv82, 9:30-11:10am Wind: 2mph from SWOC: 7 Sun gleaming in water with smeared cloudsRhythmic chorus of cicadas in the backdrop of high chimed cricketsWater in 4 coated with goose feathers and melting puffy downConcentric circles from turtle bubbles and head popsShadowed paddlefishCopper coated dragonfly surveys the waterMy curious kookaburra keeps ahead …

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Sparkling Dewy Grass

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 

Glistening Thistle

8/11/2022, GV, water R, 82uv, 9:00-10:40am Wind 3-6mph from NOC: 7 Glistening thistle and grassesResounding cricketsSweetest fresh herbal scentGleaming fertile water with suspended algaeSurface coated glistening pollenSteam rising and sliding on surface in the sun-bathed areas, then swallowed by tree shadowsSoft downy coated waters in 3/4ESparkling wake of jumping fishGoose silence broken by command for …

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Belly Flop Into Sparkles

8/7/2022, GV, water L, 81vdr, 8:55-10:40am Wind:7mph from SOC: 7/7+ Brilliant shimmers beckonFish happily jump and belly flop into the sparklesWind and rattling cicada undulations swallow all thoughtsFinish glistening dazzlingly

Sweet Scents

8/4/2022, GV, water R, 82uv, 8:50-10:35am Wind: 7mph from SOC: 7/7+ Brilliantly gorgeous sparkling water, movingMost lovely sweet scents of herbs, grasses, flowersDragonfly drones surveyingOpen, accepting inspiration, rejuvenation, directionPeace and energy