Happy New Year

May 2016 overflow with

Peace

Love

and Magic

~

In Hiding

Fog slowly ate

 the Oregon side

of the Astoria Bridge

~

Down in the Hollows

Where the 

Pixies play

~

Renewal

One of the many 

abundantly amazing 

little generators of

renewable life

~

Sightings

In the silent stillness

lingering near Mt St Helens

a magnificent lenticular cloud

~

A Time to Reflect

Away from the

madding crowd

~

Peace On Earth

Sharing with Through My Lens                                                                                          

Merry Christmas

To all my dear friends

Merry Christmas

May it bring you 

joy and light

                   Laura ♥

Mt St Helens Dressed in White

Yes, there are other mountains 

but

this one is

on the mend

Yes, for the next 200 years or so

but

I'm here now

and now is when

I fell in love

with this beautiful mountain

on the mend

~

Teardrops from Heaven

Bringing life

 goodness

and hope

~

Caught in a Fog

I love sunsets

they can differ so from day to day

from moment to moment

From pinks and blues

to a golden glow

encased in a fog

~

Sharing with Sweet Shot                                                                                         

Snow White

With a touch

of rust

~

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Inspiration

First light of day

and the last

  inspire me always

to give thanks

~

Foggy Days

There is quiet beauty

to the stillness

of lingering fog 

~

Adrift in the Winter Cold

Little leaf

you're so out of place

and on your own

  in a world of snowy cold

~

A Touch of Blue

Muted light

on a snowy day

Creating beauty

in shades of gray

~

Sunset in the Mountains

Though Mt St Helens 

remained hidden under the cover of clouds

the sky cleared to the west

just in time to experience

a glorious sunset

~

Wandering the Woodlands

Nothing nourishes my soul more

than a walk in the woods

~

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Hues of Blue

As day slowly turned to night

the sky was filled with hues

of blue

~

A Dusting of Snow

Blue skies

if only for 

a whisper of time

~

The Ballet

Glistening bright

dancing in the moonlight

~

Sunset Serenade

The mountains called to me

and I humbly obliged 

~

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Cloaked in Fog

The ever changing moods

of the Columbia River

~

Happy Little Rainforest

Raindrops keep falling

and falling

Our lush green rainforests

love the rain

So do I

~

Seasons Change

Wetland reeds

putting on their coats of brown

readying for winter

~

 Sharing with Sweet Shot                                                                                                    

Above and Beyond

Above the clouds

along Spirit Lake Hwy

where Mt St Helens dwells

and maybe a tiny piece

of Heaven

~

Walking the Wetlands

A peaceful walk

clears the mind

and frees the soul

~

Frosty Glow

A touch of morning frost

to welcome in

 a brand new day

~

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For San Bernardino

No words

can express the sorrow

Only prayers

~

Veiled

The Columbia River

steeped in fog

and uncertainties

indistinguishable 

of land or river

~

Shadows Fall Deep

In mere moments

its gone

that last light of day

~

Blowing in the Wind

Winds aloft

 playing with the clouds

as they passed over

the Cascade Range

~

Peaceful Calm and Quiet

Calm to

 quiet the mind

Peaceful to

nourish the soul

~

Bridge Work

So many bridges have character

detail and design

and a beauty all their own

~

Endless Beauty

We live just beyond the shadow of

Mt St Helens

watching her ever changing moods

loving her endless beauty

~

Sharing with Sweet Shot                                                                                                                                                                             

Giving Thanks

I'm quite the hermit

reaching out isn't easy for me

 On this our Thanksgiving Day

I'd like to say

 Thank You 

for your friendships

encouragement and kindnesses

they mean the world to me

Happy Thanksgiving

may we all find and live in peace

~

Pale Moon Rising

New growth among the still present devastation

near Mt St Helens

~

All Is Calm

A heavy mist

lay on the waters

of the Columbia River

silencing all

~

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Wisps of Wonder

Forever in awe

of nature's

unconditional beauty

purity and mystique

~

Pretty in Pink

Mt St Helens

and Mt Adams on left

came out to play

in the setting sun

~

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Lasting Memories

Millions of trees

blown down and scattered

from the 1980 eruption

of Mt St Helens

~

Peeking Through

Mt St Helens

playing hide and seek

with the fog bank below

I love it

when she does this

~

Crossing the Columbia

Morning fog

Disguising the world

to fit our dreams

~

Life Eternal

And still birds sing at first light

while flowers bloom for pure delight

rivers course with endless flow

and day gives way to evenings glow

~

Last Light

A young tree

readying for the long winter ahead

in the last tiny bit

of daylight

~

Silent Snow

First snow of season

it was good to feel

~

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Peace and Love

When sadness and strife

enter our lives

we look for a place of calm where

we can try to make sense of

what we cannot make sense of

But what we do find 

in our hearts is that

 peace and love

do exist  

~

Through My Lens                                                                                                         

Pray for Paris

My heart hurts

for Paris

~

Cozy Quarters

Cuddling snugly from the cold

in a small crevice 

of a tree

gotten old

~

Autumn Joy

Leaves dried and crisp

resting haphazardly 

 on a bench

at the wetlands where we walk

brings me quiet joy

~