1049. the morning dip

as the sun rises

the trees take a morning dip

a hot day ahead 🦊❤️

Sitting alone and reflecting, me and the trees. 🦊❤️ 

 

1048. where sunflowers rule

 

a sunflower field

carved deeply into the rock

and into their hearts 🦊❤️

We are visiting friends who have a wonderful home beside a lake. The home is filled with art, animals, and lots of hospitality. Sunflowers also abound there. The sunflowers are there in many forms. There are  sunflowers in their hearts as well. 🦊❤️

1047. i love a parade

not even dark skies

can dampen our great freedoms

i love a parade 🦊❤️

Yesterday was the 4th of July parade in Oreland Pa.  Every year I see the parade get bigger.  More firetrucks, more kids on decorated bikes, more candy being tossed to the kids, more bagpipe groups,  more spectators lining the street and of course the veteran’s group marching and receiving the loudest applause.  The feeling of excitement that I feel when I see the lead police car turn onto the route grows yearly. I always have a feeling of pride when I experience this parade and I feel a lump form in my throat. I love this parade. 🦊❤️

 

1046. land of plenty and just enough

air still and heavy

giants roam and small birds chirp

a voice now and then 🦊❤️

The trails are full of everything I need to get lost in.  And just the right amount of people not to get distracted by. 🦊❤️

 

1045. powerful armada

geese, geese and more geese

geese far as my eyes can see

golly! geese galore 🦊❤️

When I looked down into the creek from the bridge I saw a very inspiring sight. A procession of at least 50 beautiful plump geese steaming their way upstream. They moved silently and without effort. I thought about community and family as I watched them. There was such power, both physical and spiritual in their gathering. 🦊❤️ 

 

1044. growing and giving

 

“how is your garden?”

“great! just picked lots of garlic.”

“how would you like some?” 🦊❤️

I like walking past the community garden and watching people work their gardens. It’s fun watching it progress from weeding to reaping. Today a lady was harvesting a huge crop of garlic.  I asked how it was going and she rewarded my interest with a couple of nice bulbs of freshly plucked garlic! 🦊❤️

1043. it ain’t always pretty

a worm feeds a bird

a bird meets a sudden end

life comes… grows… and goes 🦊❤️

While walking yesterday I saw a Robin laying lifeless on the side of the road. I thought about picking it up and putting it into a wooded area. I didn’t. I walked a bit further and I saw another Robin tugging a worm out of the ground and the worm was putting up quite a fight. On my return trip I picked up the deceased Robin and laid it to rest in the woods. After all the worms need fertile soil to be nourished so they can fulfill one of their roles in life… feeding birds.  🦊❤️