Fallen Leaves

Things got goofy 

when I posted

my sunflower moved

to a new post.

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Summer's Swan Song

Lingering lovelies

adorning our fields

and meadows

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Sweet Sweetpeas

I love discovering sweetpeas

growing in the meadow

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To Hope

To see what cannot be seen

to define what cannot be defined

to wish to dream

to hope to be

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Sharing with Through My Lens                                                                       

The Daisy

Like life itself

simple yet complex

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In a Shady Corner

What better to do

on a Sunday afternoon

than hug a tree

or two

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9/11 Forever in Our Hearts

For the brave who rushed in to help

for the many souls lost

we must

Never Forget

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Love is Blue

A sprinkle of blue

and a garden

explodes with charm

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Shades of Fall

Though the warmth of summer

lingers

Fall colors are beginning

to bloom

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Silver Lining

Perhaps

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Sometimes

it's the simple things in life

that keep the more complex

in  perspective

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The Last Rose of Summer

And so it goes

from summer roses

to autumn glow

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A Bit of Bling

A dash of

frivolous fun

with a touch of

magical wonder

and a pinch of

just because

always

makes my soul smile

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Hiding in the Underbrush

An old birdbath

near an abandoned homestead

sits quiet now

where a different sort of nature

now resides

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For Our Wintering Birds

An abundance

of berries

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Dancing Waters

This tiny little spillover

made the sweetest tiny little sound

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The Waning Summer Days

The honeysuckle

delighted our senses

all summer long

and happily

a few still bloom

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Reflecting on a Forgotten Past

Of long ago

when factories were

proud to be

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Gracefully Cascading

The Hosta

beautiful simplicity

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To Fly

I can fly

if I try

if I close my eyes

to see the sky

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In the Shadow of Dusk

Last of the light

of a beautiful day

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Seek it Out

Adventure

awaits

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Slipping Away

The foxglove's

last few bloom

Autumn

will be here soon

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Clouds in the Crater

Mt St Helens

captured a few clouds

passing by her crater

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Softly Speaking

Sometimes

a little softness

we all could use

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Draped

Last years fallen

are still to be found

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Sharing with Through My Lens                                                                       

Moonlight Becomes You

By the

silvery moon

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Softly Swaying

As grasses turn to seed

and shadows lengthen

summer wanes

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Of Yesterday

Once upon a time

they served a pasture well

now forgotten

they rust away

into the past

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Petals of Sunshine

Bold and bright

with a dash of red

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In the Shade So Faintly

Softly swaying

in the warm

summer breeze

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My Happy Place

Here

is anywhere

birds sing at first light

and flowers bloom for pure delight

where rivers course with endless flow

and days give way to evening glow

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The Leaf

Seeking

the simpler things

in life

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Fading Beauty

Even as they slowly fade

there is beauty

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Sun Seeker

Twisting twirling curling

outward and upward

seeking the sun

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Mid Summer Dreams

Bright and light

on these

lazy summer days

too hot to do

yet not to dream

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Hot August Nights

Filled with

passionately purple

dreams

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Beautifying Our Little Town

Our tiny town

is being beautified

thanks to our wonderful volunteers

The old jail built in 1907

is surrounded by a fabulous garden

where these lovelies are blooming

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Sunshine on a Cloudy Day

Dreaming of sunshine

and flowers

on this rainy summer's day

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A New Day Dawning

Coldwater Lake

so calm and serene

came out from her

cover of fog

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Wildflower Feathers

Tiny wildflower fluffs

dispersing

the seeds

of tomorrow

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Form and Function

Minimizing overthought

leaning into

simplicity

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Ferocious Beauty

The Tiger Lily

One of the most

dazzling flowers in the garden

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Life Returning

Wildflowers returning in abundance

to the once desolate volcanic terrain

still covered in ash and pumice

with downed and splintered trees

at Mt St Helens

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Sun Lovers

It's brightness

brings brightness

to all who seek it

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Day Dreaming

The air is filled with

the sweet lullaby scents

of summer

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Sharing with Through My Lens                                                                        

Dancing in the Light

Living life

to the fullest

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Softly

The sight

the scent

the pure beauty

granted to us

but for a brief moment

yet will not fade

 in our memories

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