Quiet Time

So peaceful and relaxed

watching the world go by

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Calm Waters

Placid morning along the

Columbia River

Washington Side

Looking west

to the Cascade Range

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Gentle Rains

Make gentle raindrops

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Summer Bows to Autumn

Pinecones speak

of the cool crisp days

of Autumn

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All Aglow

Late afternoon light

made these lovelies shine

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Summers Edges

Soon the weather will turn

and the greens of summer

will belong to yesterday

Coldwater Creek

Mount St Helens

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Changing Seasons

With Autumn's arrival

only a few lovelies

left to bloom

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Basalt Columns Along the Columbia

Majestic Basalt Columns

along the Columbia River

just east of the gorge

Truly magnificent

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Yesterday's Wildflowers

The remains of summer

all now gone to seed

They enchant me with

their delicate little ribbons of color

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Open Spaces

Fields rich

in Autumn color

Where quiet moments

seem perfect to be

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Second Time Around

In a field

across the way

sweetpeas bloom in the early spring

gracing us again in the early fall

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Last Vestiges of Summer

As Summer wanes

some color still remains

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Gliding Weaving Dreaming

Drifting upward

Spiraling down

Playing

with the wind

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Late Bloomers

Brightening a somewhat

past prime garden

until the first frost

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Gone Coastal

I love immersing myself

in the lush green coastal rainforests

of the Pacific Northwest

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Guardians of the Wheat Fields

Tall and grand

they stand

in nearly every farm around

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Babbling Brook

I find these little brooks

with their little babbling sounds

refreshingly

peacefully

soothing

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In a Sea of Green

Wandering through

Whilst talking to

the trees

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Autumn Joy

There's that certain

little something

in the air

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In Remembrance

Remembering 9/11

A day of infamy

their voices silenced

their souls resting in peace

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Stonehenge

In Washington State

just east of the Cascade Range

along the Columbia River

is Stonehenge

A perfect replica completed in 1929

to honor the fallen soldiers

of the First World War

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Harvest Time

Especially for

all the birdies

feasting on all the berries

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River of Dreams

A quiet respite

along the Columbia River

east of the Cascades

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Gone Fishing

Down by the river

in the last light of day

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Demure

To be charmed by softness

gentleness and purity

the Sweet Pea

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Ode to Summer

Time soon for crisp cool air

falling leaves

and fireplaces

aglow once more

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A Most Incredible Sky

The clouds were alive

with amazing force and energy

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Puffs of Beauty

The simple

yet elegant Hydrangea

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A View from Afar

East of the Cascades

lies a very different world

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Rolling Down the River

A breathless calm

with only the ship's wake

gently rippling the waters

of the Lower Columbia River

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