One Flight
It seems to me that some glimpses of beauty call to be seen in defined frames. During the recent long and stunning Autumn, I recorded many such instances during ordinary walks in ordinary settings.
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October Silence
The first time in October that I hiked at my favorite Minnesota lake, the foliage glowed, but the environment had lost its summer song. The bugs were gone, and silence emanated an intense peace. Long amber strands of…
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To the Prairie
I see the prairie first as I pull in the public parking lot of a lakeside, regional Minnesota park. Every week the colors have changed. Today I don’t even go into the woods because the prairie captures me with her…
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Snowfall of Summer
Robins evaded my camera. They chose the quietest spots striped with shade along an asphalt trail to forage. Cottonwood seeds lined the trail and clover continued the white lace pattern in adjacent grass. This looked like the place for a…
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Thrill
An unofficial path meanders from lakeshore, to hillside, and across a meadow. The smell of humus hangs suspended. The trail keeps drawing my attention downward so as not to stumble among Wild Sarsaparillas and Wood Anemones. the thrill of the…
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Who Else Walked
The skinny trail I walk enhances my awe of the Mississippi. Water licks the shore three feet to my right. The trail fades to open forest floor. I look up, and am dazzled by the canopy of bright May. Massive…
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