Along the Box Canyon Trail,
water flows,
in some places even creating a waterfall.
Or at least falling water.
6 August 2008
Tag Archives: Ghost Ranch
W is for Water
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V is for Veins
That is probably not the botanically correct word,
but that is what I see in this flower,
seen near Tumbleweed.
15 July 2011
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U is for Uphill
Some trails at Ghost Ranch go uphill,
even more uphill than this one.
Hopefully the summer of 2012 will
bring a better illustration of uphill.
8 August 2008
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T is for Thistle
This one has posted before. I have tried to avoid repeats, but it continues to intrigue me. It grew outside of Tumbleweed where Tricia and I were staying this past summer. What struck me then and what has remains with me is how much this one plant – not there by design but simply because of its tenacity – reveals. I wrote the following last summer and repost it here.
Unbidden,
a thistle grows in the yard,
a sturdy, prickly weed.
Unasked,
its green and purple hues
reveal
a simple mystery:
life,
death,
life to be,
triangle of eternity.
16 July 2011 (date of picture)
Ghost Ranch, New Mexico (location where poem was written)
Filed under Family, Ghost Ranch Views, Photo
S is for Snow
Pedernal has had more snow in its day.
Pedernal has had more snow recently.
Someday I hope to have a camera with me when I see that.
For now, that little strip gives Pedernal a slightly different look.
24 October 2010
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Q is for Quiet
The pace slows,
shadows lengthen,
the moon rises,
the quiet speaks.
2 August 2009
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P is for Peace
The 2011 college staff flew this flag;
it appeared in a different picture
from an earlier post.
That post focused on the flag;
this one looks at the flag’s message –
a message for this evening
as we await
tomorrow’s celebration
of the birth of the
Prince of Peace.
15 July 2011
Filed under Ghost Ranch Views
O is for Orange
The sun plays on the sky
to create color.
The colors vary
with the day,
the time,
the clouds,
and other factors.
The color of
this time and
this day
was
orange.
24 August 2010
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N is for Night
Night falls,
bringing with it
new beauty, new wonder.
31 July 2009
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Along the Graybeard Trail 