Observe, Please

There are stars
in the frozen fields
that will go unnoticed
unless I choose
to notice them...

One who loved nature...

HE was not learned in any art;

But Nature led him by the hand;

And spoke her language to his heart

So he could hear and understand...
 

An excerpt from a poem by Madison Cawein 

May it be so for us all...

Apple Cider Fest, 2014

A Great Flood

Fiddle music rising over the hills
children laughing
dogs barking
friends playing and singing...

sorrows divided,
happiness multiplied
like loaves and bread

joy flooding the evening
raising us all to higher ground.

Widow Skimmer

She is a Grandeur
a Widow bathed in scintillation
and softly clothed in coruscation
a Glimmer and a Wink and a Glow

And when she flies
oh,
how she flies
with finesse
with grace
with elegance and lace
and the Joy she shares
as she tarries there
none other can ever know.

Northern Fence Lizard

The male Northern Fence Lizard has a blue belly to attract the females. The bluer the belly, the sexier the lizard.

Ain't that the way it always goes?

Happy Goat Pen Day

Some photos from a day of moving chicken coops and finishing (mostly) goat pens. With a goat pen complete (nearly), can the goats be far behind??

Sky Girl

Sky Girl, a photo by paynehollow on Flickr.

She dreamed a real dream
of flow'rs, songbirds and new life
and awakened Spring

if only in her heart
for now.

Winter Trees

Winter Trees, a photo by paynehollow on Flickr.

One more wintry post before - we hope - Spring begins bursting forth in Joy.

Night Trees

Night Trees, a photo by paynehollow on Flickr.

Inspired by a recent night hike...

An Icy Winter At the Farm

Winter At the Farm, a photo by paynehollow on Flickr.

Her hair shone silver
like a crystal chandelier
and her clarion voice sparkled
when she sang

and the song she played
could only last a day
still she glimmered and glistened
and proclaimed