1056. top gun

 

up from the rapids

stalling at wings first flappings

then rising like mist 🦊❤️

As I watched a duck take off from its launch position in the waterfall, I saw the technology of every plane on the deck of an aircraft carrier in its body. 🦊❤️ 

1055. sounds of silence

 

did it make a sound

if it fell without ears near?

i still ask myself… 🦊❤️

I often ask myself the age old question, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, will it make a sound?” I’m not really interested in answering the question, rather I enjoy the mystery of pondering what a tree falling without witness would be like if I was there to witness it. Huh? 🦊❤️ 

 

1054. ready and waiting

 

a possee of pooches

tails wagging and mouths agape

waiting for what’s next 🦊❤️

Our friends have a grand collection of “Potcake Dogs” that are rescues from Turks and Caicos. Potcake is the name given the dogs because the locals feed the caked remains that are burned onto the bottoms of their cooking pots mixed with other foods to the dogs. Gracie, Poppyseed and Griff (left to right) are a blast to watch when they frolick unleashed in their yard. Leashed or unleashed, they are always ready and waiting for what is next.  As life unfolds… they have fun with whatever it is. 🦊❤️

1053. siesta

 

except for twitches

and an occasional sigh

a serene stillness 🦊❤️

Tommy’s life is one of eternal vigilance, always on guard - watching and waiting. But when it’s time to snooze in the noonday sun, no one does it like him. I watch him sleep and am envious of the mirror still body of water that he portrays. I thought about what an important role he plays for me and for so many people by living the life he does in the woods. 🦊❤️

1052. “towering”

 

off in the distance

towering high and blinking

whispering home’s near 🦊❤️

“Towering” is the latest acrylic landscape in my “Wissahickon Wonders” series. I was asked to paint a scene that prominently includes the “farms” of communication towers located near Roxborough that can be seen from not only Wissahickon Park, but most locations many miles away.  There are sentimental reasons why I was asked to paint such a scene that revolve around a feeling of “safety and security” and “being close to getting home”  when they are seen from a distance. I have learned from other folks that the towers also provide them with that same good feeling of “getting close to home” after a long drive. Coincidentally the towers have previously showed up in other painting in this series. When I first decided to start including them I was hesitant because I thought that they might make the scenes seem “goofy”. I guess I was wrong. The painting is a 10” x 20”  acrylic on stretched canvas. I hope you like it! 🦊❤️

1051. griff

on the fern graced trail

griff walking point on our hike

ever vigilant 🦊❤️

While on our recent visit with friends we were able to spend time with four wonderful pets. Willow the cat and three dogs named Poppyseed, Hershey and Griff. Each was special in their own way. I felt a very deep connection with Griff. He has a very measured way about himself. Always seeming to be watching out for things to happen, to the point of appearing to be worried. Fretful is a good word. He would usually lead us on our hikes, walking slowly and deliberately, frequently stopping to look back at us as if to check to make sure we were still “in tow”. He seemed to be “walking point” ( the lead soldier on a military operation who was most in the line of fire). I saw much of myself in Griff and I think he felt the same about me. 🦊❤️

1050. wedding at shohola falls

 

tufts of deep green moss

cling above the tumbling falls

nearby love birds vow 🦊❤️

Yesterday we had a wonderful time exploring Shohola waterfalls while visiting friends. It was very hot and humid  and rain was on the way. A very small group of people started trickling to our observation location.A wedding was in the making. We moved to a spot on the other side of the falls and we could see glimpses of the ceremony through spaces between the leaves. The area had an abundance of deep green moss that created an enchanting atmosphere. It was a perfect place for a wedding, friends to spend time together and certainly for moss to grow. Then the rains came. 🦊❤️