Troubadour I - Lower Duck Pond

Footbridge

Stark Tree

Leaves of Gold

Bent Trees

Fluted Dogwood

Spring's first blush emerges...
from bent and twisted stems to greet the Earth.

Come sit awhile...

Bandon Beach Rocks

Chambers of the Heart

revealed in the hands...

Open Palms
- yielded - approachable - receptive - responsive - trusting - affectionate - generous - quietly confident

Tight Fists
- resistant - devious - secretive - narrow - faithless - greedy - selfish - hidden fears

Avenue of the Boulders

a trail of quiet repose
lilting streaks of light sift
between mossy trees
along the avenue of boulders

I look into your yellow tubes,
The brightness of their being...
The garden sweet, captivates me.
The air - softened spice;
Rhapsodic ambrosia.

Leafy Waifs and Timbers Tall

Crimson Crowns

Fall Oak Leaves

Three Doors

Despised ~ robbed of hope; deadened by selfishness.
Loved ~ softened through tenderness; ignited by passion.
Released ~ filled with hope; abandoned to goodness.

Wispy Shadows

Meditatio

In the beauty of holiness,
Clouds of unknowing
Dissipate.
In stillness
Imagination soars.
In effortless
Contemplation ~
A presence.
Awake, O Sleeper,
Awake.

Stones

...the very stones would cry out in praise. Luke 19:40

Watercolor Rock Bed

This reminds me of the myriad of days my charming daughter, in contemplative silence, spent staring at the ceiling - finding figures and images (one might consider it her early "Where's Waldo" experience). I often find that if you ponder a portion of any image, faces will emerge. Look for examples in many of this Blog's posts.

Straight Paths

...and cut through and make firm and plain and smooth, straight paths for your feet -- yes, make them safe and upright and happy paths that go in the right direction -- so that the lame and halting limbs may not be put out of joint, but rather may be healed. Hebrews 12:13