Rolling Through

Wisps of clouds 

hugging the hillsides

and dipping deep

into the valley below

~

Endless Gratitude

Trees

comfort and shelter

giving and forgiving all 

~

Windswept

And sporting a top knot

The Oregon Coast

~

Droplets

Meld  

with time and place

~

A Conflict of Colors

Splashes of brightness

 colors of old

a graveyard for trucks

rich in histories untold

~

Mountains Make Good Listeners

Their quiet stillness 

eternal patience

and everlasting presence

make them ideal listeners

Talk to a mountain

it may even talk to you

Mt St Helens

her crater

and pumice field far below

~

Dripping With Green

The rains let up

enough to grab our slickers

and go for a wander

in our favorite rainforest

~

Sharing with Through My Lens                                                                                

Signs of Spring

Fresh new lily pads

afloat at the wetlands

a gleeful sight

~

Rugged Beauty

Rugged and pristine 

rising from the Pacific 

far below

~

Of Land Sea and Sky

No matter the weather

there's no place I'd rather be

( especially on my birthday )

The Oregon Coast

~

Edge of the Forest

Silent winter days

the forest sleeps

~

Sharing with Through My Lens                                                                                             

A Peaceful Wander

Along the

Columbia River

~

Moody Blues

In an instant

 the sun was overtaken

by a thick devouring fog

~

Of Times Past

Gates without fences

once worthy

to contain and to hold

Now

 but the keeper of stories

still untold

~

Being One With Nature

On the way up to

Mt St Helens

 is this lovely little nearly barren hill

with but a small outcropping of rock

and a few spindly trees that bow to the winds

I love this little hill

of simplicity

It speaks to me

 and I to it

~

Sunlight on White

A rose so translucent

a rainbow

of colors bloom

Happy Valentine's Day

my dear friends

~

Sharing with Through My Lens                                                                           

Soaring

Freedom of mind and soul

lets us soar

~

Gnarly

I love the

bones of a tree

Seen best in the throes

of winter

~

Reflections of Winter

The golden hour

along the Columbia River

~

Missing My Favorite Mountain

Mt St Helens 

~

I've been very ill for over a month now

Time and rest will heal

and chicken soup

I hope to be out and about real soon

~

Bits of Green

Mild winter weather

brings forth tiny signs

of Spring

~

Sharing with Through My Lens                                                                                

Reflections of Coldwater

Coldwater Lake

near Mount St Helens

Majestic in every season

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