Now that the weather has cooled a bit the annual flowers have recharged also. It was a joy today to gather flowers and arrange them in bouquets.
9/25/11
Recharging
This week-end we spent time recharging and relaxing at one of our favorite camping spots.
We practically had the place to ourselves. I played around with the vivid color setting to capture the fall colors.
I love how the combination of meadows, cedar groves, pines, and the pond provide such a tranquil setting.
Everett and Shelby explored on the road along the pond.
9/22/11
Honoring Ancestors
Tomorrow we have a day off of school to honor Native American Day. Today the staff and students enjoyed and appeciated the work of our tribal members.
Beading,
drums,
flute,
and headresses.
9/21/11
Glimpse of Beauty
Recently I was learning more about my camera during a camping trip. Here are images I captured trying new settings.
Location: Canyon Creek Campground, Ferry County, northeastern Washington state
9/20/11
Lost in Hobo Cedar Grove
When I recently toured the cedar grove I remembered this poem.
Lost
Stand still. The trees ahead and bushes beside you
Are not lost. Wherever you are is called Here,
And you must treat it as a powerful stranger,
Must ask permission to know it and be known.
The forest breathes. Listen. It answers,
I have made this place around you,
If you leave it you may come back again, saying Here.
No two trees are the same to Raven.
No two branches are the same to Wren.
If what a tree or a bush does is lost on you,
You are surely lost. Stand still. The forest knows
Where you are. You must let it find you.
David Wagoner
9/19/11
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