As seems to be my MO lately but not due to purposeful neglect, I am finally arriving with my submission for the #Thursday Doors badge contest for 2021. I hope our very tenacious and kind host Dan Antion of No Facilities will forgive me. I look forward to seeing all the submissions and vow to be more present and consistent with my posts now that we are settling in here in paradise.
I hope all of you are well and looking happily toward the New Year!
Oh and here is a bit of what has been keeping me busy.
Where would we be without them? Our breath, the very essence of life, is shared with us by our friends, the trees.
Imagine when the world was new
so fresh, still wet
with glistening dew
Pristine!
~a golden moment in the thought of Creation
These gentle giants, Earth’s sentries
ever watchful and enduring
have seen everything,
given humankind
their best..
And yet..
Do we take the time to watch them sway
or touch their skin while in their shadows play?
With the sun’s kiss they grow,
their arms outstretched to
feel its glow
Look closely so that you might see
they struggle just the same as we
against the suffocating tangle
of predators that strangle.
Still they rise,
their arms to the skies-
lifting us up to share the view,
ignoring the wounds we inflict as they do!
Cooling shade for family fun
Silent witness to life undone
Nature’s drama in constant motion..
while some prefer less motion-
the notion that time moves
quickly is a lie.
It is we that let the moments slip by…
until we rest beneath their heavy arms
finally comforted by the shade
and laid to climb no more
They are broken by the wind,
yet stand
Like friendship untouched by the shifting sand
of time
When suppressed they simply find another way
of growing, showing
us the way
to survive
and thrive,
by digging our fingers into the earth
A quiet place of contemplation
Springing colors that bring elation
Falling into step with dying
crimson red, their blood is shed, but
no crying!
For they are mighty, enduring, fearless!
Every bird in every tree is counting on their shelter.
Can we walk lightly on their beds,
avoiding helter skelter,
to see the love they express?
Can we feel the soft caress,
hear the gentle whisper
and see the smile of Mother Nature?
Have our hearts grown so cold
we cannot feel the pain of Earth’s great loss?
If so, then what remains?
All life shall be lost without breath, without light, without love.
Teach your children well….
This post was brought to you by Linda Hill’s #SoCS prompt. I hope you’ll take a moment to visit her site and meet other great bloggers.
These photos are for my good friend Dan Antion of No Facilities I was late to the #ThursdayDoors prompt this week, but his post made me dig out these photos of New Year’s Eve shenanigans with our boys. I mean, what better way to dispose of the dried out gingerbread house project than blowing it up with firecrackers? Yep, the critters ate well that night. 😜🤭
Today’s prompt for Linda Hill’s SoCS is rev to be used as a word or as part of a word. I am taking the easy road today, doing what I love most in sharing my life of photography. For this #SoCS I have decided to revisit some of my favorite places, moments and happenings. I hope you enjoy the view.
So many moons…
Visiting sacred indigenous sites at Etowah Mounds, GA
The peacocks of Fountain of Youth Park, St Augustine, FL
Oh how many of these…🤭❤️
Sitting up half the night waiting for the night cereus to bloom..
Queen of the Night
Sharing my birthdays with this guy. Every year! ❤️❤️
Squirrel food frenzies during park lunches
Moonshine in the mountains of Costa Rica. 😂
Seeing the love in Nature
Quetzal spotting in Savegre, CR
Always…every moment with my Dad..
Making a quilt for my grandson
Spending one entire Summer photographing balancing dragonflies
Meeting Cat Stevens in high school.
Parasailing in Manuel Antonio, CR
Being with Daddy through his cataract surgery, best day of my career.
Helping to rescue this neglected sweetie in Quepos, CR
The Hummers…
Moments with my sons
Happy feet!
The night cereus has a heavenly aroma for a few hours, but gone by sunrise, the bloom wilting
Sharing my jungle deck with furry friends
Climbing the lighthouse steps..again and again
Waterfalls of La Paz at Peace Lodge, CR
Spending Christmas with these freaky dudes..
Welcoming our youngest grandson into the family. Hello Bug!
Making jewelry
Precious family time
Art projects
Blowing bubbles..
Every second spent with my best buddy ❤️
Having lunch with these best buddies
Seeing my children fall in love and happy beyond words
A long awaited wedding
Languid days in magical glass houses in CR
Trainspotting
Every perfect sunset I was blessed to witness
My GQ Bowler. 😉
We could learn a lot from our friends the sloths
Meeting Richard Petty, an all time red letter day!
Even the beasts take home doggie bags..🤭
Seeing the Native American World Hoop Dance performed at a pow wow in Florida
All of Nature’s ‘Uh oh’ moments
Being chosen for badge contest winner once!
I miss my praying monkeys
Witnessing love in the wild.. 💃🏼
Watching these guys fight with their own reflections. Doh! 🤦♀️
Meeting new tree friends everywhere. Touching them increases harmony within my own vibrations
It’s a girl! Child number 6 in that family!
Spending a few reverent moments with this brand new baby Osprey, still wet and fresh from his Mama’s nest. It was breathtaking.
Up close and personal at the Butterfly Garden in Oviedo, FL
So many toasts, so many fun occasions in this little tavern in Lincoln, NE
I revere every moment that I am alive, looking for the special gifts to be found in them. Thanks for sharing these with me today.