Monthly Archives: December 2018

Merry Christmas to All

Christmas Display – Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year.  It is a time to peacefully reflect on our individual faiths and what is important to us.  It is a time to settle back and contemplate on our lives and what is right about this world.  It is a time to share our love with our families and loved ones.  It is a time to look back and recall the wonderful memories of those who are no longer with us.  It is a time to be generous for those in need.  It is a time to sit by the fire and Christmas Tree peacefully enjoying the spirit of the season.  For me, it is a time to give thanks for and celebrate the  birth our Lord Jesus Christ.

I wish all a very Merry Christmas!

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Beautiful Way to Start the Day

“Looking Out My Window”

Looking out my window before the sun came up on the Winter Solstice, I saw some bilious clouds forming. I knew a fantastic sunrise was on the way.  I grabbed my camera and just waited.  I was rewarded with this beautiful view from my patio.  What a beautiful gift and wonderful way to start a new day!

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End of the Path

Heather Heights Orchard Overlook

The path through the orchard led up to a little bluff that overlooks the valley below.  I am at the end of my “photo stroll” and feel rewarded with the peaceful view below.  I catch my breath and start the walk back through the orchard.  I look forward to seeing new images as they present themselves to me.

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Contrast

“Tired Branch”

This tired dead branch looked out of place against the bright colors of the autumn leaves.  Besides the obvious contrast of the dull brown against the brilliant yellows, oranges, and reds, the branch was also a contest of the dead leaves still hanging and the leaves that had just fallen on the ground. Soon they too will turn to the same brown as the leaves hanging above.  We cannot evade the circle of life.

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Looking Down

Fungi on Cherry Tree

When walking around, I typically look forward and upward.  I have to remind myself to look down at the treasures at my feet.  This clump of fungi caught my eye with all its lines and colors.  Many of the aging cherry trees had severe scars and wounds, a great place for fungi to start.  Such great color was a gift for my eyes.

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Mixture of Color and a Little Imagination

Cherry Trees – Heather Heights Orchard

Color, Color, Color is everywhere I turn.  Greens, yellows, oranges, reds. and even a little brown fill my eyes.  It looks like an abstract painting.  My mind opens up for creative possibilities.  Here is one:

Cherry Trees Abstract

All it takes is a little reverse “C” swipe and imagination!

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Looking Up

Selah Ridge

Looking up between the rows of trees, I can catch glimpses of the Selah Ridge.  The sagebrush covered hill sides are what the land is like without irrigation.  The strip of basalt rock is from the great Columbia Basin lava flows which occurred 14-6 million years ago.  It was pushed up as part of the Yakima folds development.

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A Walk in the Orchard

Neighbor’s Cherry Orchard

There is an old cherry orchard just up the road from our house.  In fall, the leaves turn shades of yellow and orange.  The grasses turn to a golden straw color.  Birds are everywhere fluttering about.  A hawk frequently perches on an overhead orchard fan.  It is a nice place to walk and explore during all seasons of the year.  

Sections of the orchard are being removed each year to make room for new young trees.  I do not know how much longer the old stand of trees will remain.  So until then, I will explore as often as I can.  I will present images of a walk I took about a month ago in my next few posts.

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