Twilight Time

Tomorrow

a new dawning

Happy New Year

May 2013 bring you

  peace

 love

 and joy

~

Remains of Yesterday

Gone are their colors

once so bold

  A gentle beauty

they still hold

~

 

 

 

Communing With Nature

In awe 

of works Divine

~

Sharing with Top Shot

Windswept

By gentle ocean breezes

and sometimes

hurricane force winds

~

Wetlands in Winter

Dormant water plants

  and some elusive sunshine

Nature's Artistry

~

 

Sharing with This and That

Snow Covered Mt St Helens

The mountain glowed bright

in the rare sunlight

It was

mesmerizing!

~

A Bowlful of Baubles

Sparkling bright

~

Merry Christmas My Dear Friends

May your Christmas

be filled with

goodness and light

~

 

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Frosty

A transformed

  landscape

I think winter

has arrived

~

 

A Simple Pleasure

is

being one with nature

~

 

Harbor View

Winterizing the sails

Cathlamet, Washington

~

Rugged Oregon Coast

The coast in winter

has magnificent

magical mystical

energy

~

 

Sharing with Top Shot

 

Realism..

..Challenged

~

 

Sharing with Weekend Reflections

Forgotten

A small farming community

that was

sits quiet now

waiting..

~

 

Sharing with Barn Charm

A Quiet Cove

Where the forest

meets the Sea

~

 

Finding Solace

Abound with His glory

arms outstretched

the forest embraces

~

Lower Columbia River

I looked out over this quiet peaceful river 

and wondered why

Why so much hatred and anger 

Why harm innocent children

My heart is heavy

with sadness.

~

 

Sharing with Weekend Reflections

In the Mist

There's a sense of mystery

in the winter mist

Of time standing still 

of foreverness

 ~

 

Sharing with Top Shot

Raining in a Rain Forest

It's impossible to begrudge rain

when rain is the key ingrediant

in creating such lush green beauty.

Spending some time

along the Oregon Coast

~

Along the Oregon Coast

With howling winds

Rain pouring down

in angled buckets

 the shoreline was devoid

of all sane humans 

and 

I hope to get equally drenched

tomorrow 

  ~

 

Sharing with Watery Wednesday

  

A Misty Mossy Moment

Mist is most common

and moss grows

on the north side

of everything..

and I love them both!

~

 

Sharing with Barn Charm

Day Turning to Night

Quiet time

~

Sitting Silent

A small plaque reads:

Built in 1895

abandoned in 1914

Nothing more.

Sad that this beautiful church

has sat silent for 100 years.

It is however

 in the middle

 of nowhere.

I'd love to know its story.

~

The Wetlands

Quiet and serene

clears the mind

nourishes the soul

~

Among the Pines

Hope you have a beautiful weekend!

~

Rustling Leaves

and the few that linger

upon the trees

~

 

Sharing with Watery Wednesday

A River Runs Through

Way down yonder

lies a clean clear river

not easy to see

 even harder

to wander

~

 

Just Horsing Around

While capturing this old barn

these two happy horses came trotting along

and proceeded to entertain me

~

 

Sharing with Barn Charm

Mountains of Snow

Cascade Range

 Where lots of new snow

has fallen

~

 

Sharing with Our World

and Top Shot

Deep in the Forest

Amongst the moss and the ferns 

  you just might see

a little gnome's home

tucked neatly in a tree

~

Scanning the Skies

for other-worldly visitors

~

 

Maple Tree Makings

From seed to tree

 is in the realm

of possibility

~

Chasing the Afternoon Light

and almost missed it

~

 

Sharing with Watery Wednesday

and Top Shot

Over and Under

to steal a glimpse

  of those delightfully

 mischievous

  elves 

~

Silhouette of the Past

What remains

has its own

 unique beauty

~

 

 

Sharing with Barn Charm

and Tones on Tuesday

 

Blowin' in the Wind

Hope your week 

is off to a great start

~

Pausing Time

can be

invigorating

~

In a Sea

 of tranquility

~

The Mountain Called

I heard the mountain calling...

Come visit me

and see my new blanket

of freshly fallen snow.

How could I refuse?

~

Mt St Helens

 

 

Sharing with Top Shot

Happy Thanksgiving!

 "So glad I'm not

a turkey"

 

May you and yours

have a beautiful day!

~

 

A Walk in the Wetlands

The wetlands looked pretty sad

after this summer's drought

 

But I'm happy to say

recent storms

brought the wetlands

back to life

~ 

In a Misty Light

In ever changing light

so changes this little old

decrepit barn

which I happen to adore

~

 

Sharing with Barn Charm

Dancing Light

Strong winds and rain

stole our power this evening

Not much to do in the dark

except maybe capture it

(Our power was gratefully restored

about an hour ago)

~

March of the Mushrooms

By a small

 but enthusiastic

gathering

~

Sun Going Down

Have a beautiful weekend

~

 

Sharing with Sunday Best

Taking Shelter

...from the falling leaves

~

On the Street Where I Live

 I love country living!

~

 

 

Sharing with Rural Thursday

Cotton Puffs

High above the clouds

along Spirit Lake Hwy

near Mt St Helens

~

 

Sharing with Top Shot

Holy Cow

Old barn on a hillside

These cows saw me and decided to come investigate

and to get their pictures taken no doubt

~

 

Sharing with Barn Charm