Category: photograhy

just breathe (archives)

i close my eyes

and just breathe…

it’s peaceful here,

floating down this

stream of thought.

it begins to wind

thru lost valleys

and forgotten forests,

even as they fade

once again into

the soothing mists

of timelessness.

i catch a glimpse

of myself ahead;

i think to wave,

but we both know

that peace of mind

is to be had here,

so we breathe,

just breathe…

–photo by me

southbound

now the geese are gathering

from fields all around;

they’re all wound up and blathering–

it’s quite an awful sound,

but soon they will be traveling,

no longer to be found,

for summer is unraveling–

it’s off to southern ground!

–photo by me

Land of Opposites

The weather was perfect this morning, so I jumped on my trusty bicycle and headed out on the backroads that criss cross the farmland here to enjoy it up close. I’ve been here for almost three years, and I’m still amazed at this land of opposites.

The land is really a mix of big farms and woodlands. You never know when a silo or two (or three) might pop up out of the trees. It’s perfect for deer and migrating birds.

The sun-bleached fields are in stark contrast to the lush, verdant banks of the creeks that wind through the dry countryside like Oases in the desert.

Old, abandoned barns dot the landscape, even as productive farms seem to flourish everywhere. The old and the new together never fail to intrigue me.

There’s always some new-fangled farm equipment on the roads now, it’s that time of the year. And it’s all high-tec; what used to take a whole family of sons to accomplish on the farm can now be done by one man and his dog. Apparently.

–Photos by me

Thoreau Quote

There is much to be said about the benefits of a walk in the woods. It can change the way we feel, improve our health, and lifts our spirits. In fact, there’s so much I could say about it, I’m going to cut right through to the heart of the matter with a succinct quote about it by Henry David Thoreau:

“I took a walk in the woods and came out taller than the trees.”

–Photo by me