Raven taking flight in an old growth forest along the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Tag: black and white
Finding Shelter in the Trees
Looking out from the shelter provided by giant trees while waiting for the rain to slow before we hit the water for a paddle around the Acous Peninsula on Vancouver Island, CA.
Ocean view
A nice quiet view to start the week. Looking into the pacific ocean on a quiet morning.
Well Rooted
Life just seems easier when we are firmly rooted. Zero image pinhole camera and Kodak Tmax film.
Coneflowers
The coneflowers are sure making the most of the summer sun.
Mt Moran
Dark clouds behind Mt Moran and the sun coming up in the east made for a beautiful morning on oxbow bend in GTNP.
On a Sunless Summer Day
While camped at the meadows edge I look into a forest half dead.
The beetles’ have had their way.
The clouds got thicker and a late afternoon shower moved in from behind.
The rain came and the skies cleared but the pines in this forest will take longer to return if they do at all.
Ecosystems are dying or being destroyed around the around the globe.
From the polar regions to the tropical jungles to the coral reefs and the grasslands in-between.
We know this to be true.
Yes, there is untold beauty all around, but it’s becoming harder to see when looking into natures mirror on a sunless summer day.
Mt Zirkel Wilderness, CO.
http://polarsea360.arte.tv
https://undark.org/article/saving-americas-broken-prairie/
Simply Summer
It’s mid-July and the forest near my home has quieted down. On our daily walk we begin to pay more attention to those things that define a July day. Most are simple and I often overlook them.
Like the fascinating home of a spittle worm.
or a Dragonfly resting on a branch.
And how many times I walk right past a dandelion going to seed without stopping to take its photo. A true disservice to that dandelion which has put a lifetime into become such a beautiful thing.
Sometimes it is the simple things that make you say it’s simply summer today.
Goldfinch
A nice Yellow Finch compliments summers leaves quite well. A male American Goldfinch enjoys a bit of shade on a warm summer afternoon.
Like Sunshine
Fresh new leaves and a pure blue sky are waiting for something that is just like sunshine.
A little Yellow Warbler…just as pure and bright as sunshine.
nature has no boss 
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