Shorter Days

Earlier Sunsets

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Rolling Down the River

The ever beautiful

Columbia River Gorge

Washington

looking over at Oregon

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Rushing Waters

Recent heavy rains

gave local streams

purpose again

~

Sharing with Sweet Shot

Calm Waters

Serenity

before the storm

~

Coldwater Lake

Mt St Helens 

Sharing with Through My Lens 

The Great Escape

Beware of the ghouls goblins and ghosts 

for they've come out to play

on this their favorite

Halloween Day

~

Happy Halloween!

Respite

 Sitting listening

 to the quiet roar

of falls falling

~

Horsetail Falls

Columbia River Gorge

Autumn Hues

The vibrancy

of light and color

dancing in unison 

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Rolling Along

Roads

leading to somewhere

once upon a time

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Stop Look and Listen

The rumble of

 massive power

is sheer magnificence

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Sculpted by Nature

Art work

only nature can achieve

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A Golden Farewell

When the sun touched 

 this little bundle 

giving them a golden glow

it gave me pause

 to be thankful

for a summer filled with their beauty

~

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The Quiet Beauty of Eastern Washington

Rolling hills

that go on and on

with the Columbia River far below

 Mt Hood to the west

 faintly showing through

with a wee bit of snow

~

Sharing with Sweet Shot

An Autumn Walk

A walk through autumn woods

listening to the sounds 

breathing in the day

is one of life's 

simple pleasures

~

Below the Falls

The downstream journey 

gently flowing

from far above 

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Cliffs Along the Columbia

Majestic basalt cliffs 

line the Columbia River

just east of the

Columbia River Gorge

~

Hung Over

Scattered 

draped

piled high 

or drifting by

Autumn leaves must fall

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From Forests to Vastness

Just east of the 

Columbia River Gorge

everything changes

except the beauty

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Storm Over Stonehenge

Wonderfully stormy day

at Stonehenge 

in Washington State

~

Light Play

A piece of puffy fluff

that was once 

a lovely wildflower

transcends all boundaries 

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A Beautiful Day

And a beautiful way

to spend

our 34th Anniversary

~

Sharing with Sweet Shot

The Dry Side

The east side of the Cascades

has a surprisingly dry climate

Where the west side is much soggier 

making for very different vegetation

I love them both

~

Adrift

In a sea

of tranquility 

~

A Forest in Transition

The bold

and the beautiful

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Beauty is Everywhere

   And in

every thing

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Nature Made

I am forever in awe

of the intricate beauty 

and sheer perfection

Mother Nature offers

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Mountain Meandering

Bill and I found a new place

to take in the view

We're delighted and amazed

since we so often visit

 Mt St Helens

~

The Sounds of Autumn

Those crackly crunchy  

 crinkly crumbly leaves 

that only Autumn brings

~

Sharing with Sweet Shot

Beautiful Dreamers

Rustle through the tall grasses

to a shoreline peaceful

and pristine

and dream 

~

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Bittersweet Farewell

Though fall is firmly upon us

my heart still dwells

 in summer

~

A Feather on the Breath of God

The feather flew

not because of anything in itself

but because the air bore it along

thus am I a feather on the breath of God

September 17, 1179

Hildegarde of Bingen

a most remarkable woman

~

Sharing with Sweet Shot

Into the Abyss

The imagination

is a wonderful place to visit

~

Abernathy Hollow

This tiny treasure

dear to my heart

is a nearly unknown

really really small state park

A hidden beauty

that begged for a name

so Bill and I christened it

Abernathy Hollow

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The Colors of Autumn

Autumn colors are unfolding

 more with each passing day

Umber to gold

 the many blushes of red 

even potent purple

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Out to Pasture

So many old barns and empty pastures

scattered about the countryside

left to the elements

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Sun Catcher

The sunniest of flowers

that charms 

and brings on uncontrollable

 smiles

~

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Forgotten

Once much needed

now forgotten

~

Last Light

 In the woodlands

darkness so quickly steals away

the day

~

Autumn is in the Air

Leaves are turning

days are growing shorter and crisper

with that wonderful certain something 

in the air

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Wisps of White in a Deep Blue Sky

There is a place I often go

   to sit and dream

high above the Toutle Valley

and Mt St Helens in the near distance

the mountain I so love

~

Illumination

 This radiant little flower

reached up 

and captured the sun

~

Oasis

On the horizons

of my mind

~

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Until the First Frost

We are graced with

a few roses

still in bloom

~

Sharing with Sweet Shot

Riding the Rails of My Mind

A train passes by

from afar

  and my mind wanders

and wonders

of places yet to see

~

Upon Reflection

I watched as this little feather 

 floated to Earth

as if with great purpose

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The Pureness of Green

Simple leaves of green

speak of peace

tranquility

and hope

~   

Second Star From the Right

Just close your eyes

and open your heart

and soon you will see

  Neverland 

where dreams come to be

 ~

Sharing with

Through My Lens

and Sweet Shot

Freshly Fallen Snow on Mt St Helens

It calls to me

with its ever changing light

~

Escape

Into

the future

~