Photography Club

[Tornadic Thoughts]

Today's scenery....a hickory tree on the property that looks a bit ragged and worn when approaching it from the other direction, but this shot with the sun behind certainly does it justice....

A beautiful bright white rock that appears to be growing out of the ground, surrounded by one of my favorite types of moss beds...(the rocks always remind me of you, @ladee - heart hugs to you)

Pathways among trees planted over 30 years ago, by my husband's father, waiting to be explored....it's like a different world back there...so peaceful...

Stepping back out of the treescape, we were greeted by the moon....and a very rare day of a totally clear blue sky....how refreshing...

 

[Fahrenheit451]

I’ll bet those paths in the summer are great.

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

They're a bit similar all year round since little sun can get through from the trees being so tall, which I think is what fascinates me the most, @Fahrenheit451 .

The forest floor is covered with tons of dead pine needles and many different cones, the swirly turkey nests are scattered about, the deer scat piles every 20 yards or so, other species leaving their waste behind creating mystery...except for the giant bear piles that are quite easy to identify, the fungus growing heartily, the ferns poking through the needles, and the fallen dead trees of wind and ice storms gone by creating new obstacle courses each year, sometimes each season.

In the Autumn season, there's a whole bunch of invasive Russian (Autumn) olive trees bordering the woods, hanging full of berries that me and the wildlife like to snack on. They're little maroon-ish colored berries with what looks like little stars all over them. They're a bit bitter until after the first freeze, then they're pretty sweet.

The tops of the trees are still vibrant and green, mostly. It keeps me in constant awe and offers a calming meditative space that I love to escape to as often as possible.

 

[VioletButterfly]

 

[DharmaGirl]

Love that saying.

 

[VioletButterfly]

 

[VioletButterfly]

This is the last from my recent trip to the Fresh Market garden. ??? I almost caught a picture of a seabird yesterday, but the light changed!

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

A couple of my mindful reminders that I strategically placed to see everyday.

Some days they sink in and are easily put into action, other days they just blend into the rest of the decor without a second thought as I steadily trip over my best intentions...

 

[VioletButterfly]

I had to run to the grocery store across the street for lunch fixings yesterday (no more tomato soup!) and spied these two beauties. :)

 

[Tornadic Thoughts]

So full of light, so bright, so f'n gorgeous...

 

[Fahrenheit451]

This was in Arizona last year. Caught this little guy suntanning.

 

[Sideways]

Nervous about posting here for the first time.
A Grevillea cv. 'Robyn Gordon' at the local skate park this morning. The flowers were radiant with colour after heavy rain.