The 2010 tour of the northern Great Plains
took Tricia and me to the
Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
We marveled at the mammoth stone
and the incredible feat of design and engineering
cut into the rock.
We marveled at the intricate beauty
of purple flowers
found along one of the trails.
5 September 2010
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
near Keystone, SD
Filed under National Park, Photo, Travel
During one visit to the Rio Grand Nature Center.
Tricia, Eric, and I saw an eagle
soaring high above us:
beauty, dignity, power in flight –
a joy to watch
but hard to photograph.
Not so these purple flowers
along the path.
23 October 2009
Rio Grande Nature Center State Park
Albuquerque, NM
22 September 2012
New York
Peng Leong
The Easter egg tree
(are they leftover or are they rushing the season)
of the First Presbyterian Church of Annapolis,provides a reminder,
however imperfect,
of the hot air balloons of
Albuquerque;
they in turn,
call to
mind
and
heart
and
spirit,
dear friends
Gladys and J.C.
and wondrous memories
and adventures
and love that never dies
but accompanies us
always.
See you along the Trail
Television and films have turned the city itself into a character;
views from many frames of reference show that reality:
each one expressing and adding to the
depth and breadth of
its beauty and wonder.
A meeting today drew me to Englewood, New Jersey
and this view from the bus.
See you along the Trail.
19 September 2012
Tucked into a bend of the river
the Rio Grande Nature Center is
one of my favorite places in Albuquerque.
I try to visit each time I am in town.
Tucked into the side of the trail,
one late October day,
amid some dying weeds and some decaying trees,
delicate purple flowers appear.
I don’t know how or when I discovered this special spot,
but I suspect that my special friends Gladys and J.C.
had something to do with it.
23 October 2009
Rio Grand Nature Center State Park
Albuquerque, NM
On the way to Taos one day,
we chose to take the high road
as it is called;
along the way
we stopped and
spotted purple flowers.
5 August 2008
High Road to Taos
Ghost Ranch
Abiquiu, New Mexico
29 July 2009
Back to the ranch
delicate petals of purple
in various stages of growth.
See you along the Trail.
Filed under Ghost Ranch Views, Photo
I have seen ducks do this.
Again and again.
And I do not understand.
It’s like an Exorcist thing.
Well, maybe it’s a duck physiology thing.
In any case, it amazes me.
1 September 2012
Central Park, New York
I spent much of the afternoon in Central Park.
Music filled the air,
particularly on the Mall.
Soul-filled,
spirit renewing tunes.
These guys were my favorite.
1 September 2012
Central Park, New York
