Often we think we’re balanced when, in reality, that balance is fragile. We only need a slight breeze to blow for us to fall down.
Tag: Trees
A Tree in the Storm
When we're caught in a store of emotions, we can practice to be like the trunk and become still, not carried away by our thinking and emotions.
FALL-ing In Love
I was looking forward all week to getting out today into some fall scenery. I was not disappointed.
A Golden Hike to Silver Lake
The trail itself is fantastic. There are sections that are simply magical. Birds chirping, Aspen leaves ruffling, waterfalls churning and the greens and flowers and views are quite nice.
Climbing Closer to the Summit
Today, Ann and I climbed up more than half way to 4.1 miles. We had a 2,100 foot elevation increase on this wonderfully beautiful journey on a day with perfect hiking weather. Another key milestone for today was the fact that we reached 9,500 feet of altitude on the hike. That is the highest I have ever been hiking.
Bounteous Dusk
Tonight I had finished dinner and cleaning up the kitchen and saw that there was still daylight out. On top of that, Ann was heading up to do homework. So I made, what turned out to be a terrific decision, to grab my gear and head out to the Squaw Peak road and try to grab some last light pix.
A Colorful Loop
The leaves are turning here in the Uinta Mountains in Utah. Ann and I took a ride on the Alpine Loop starting on the Provo side and riding all the way through into the American Fork side of the loop. As shown in the photos below, we found some beautiful scenes along the way. This … Continue reading A Colorful Loop
Frosty Winter Foliage
Red berries weathering the frosty winter Today's weather was quite interesting. It was foggy all day with lots of moisture in the air and the temp was in the teens. It created a most gorgeous and picture-book frost all over the trees and plants. I spent about 15 minutes shooting in one location to get … Continue reading Frosty Winter Foliage
Big Basin Redwood State Park
Today's journeys brought me to two great destinations. The first, shown in the post, is Big Basin Redwood State Park. Just like yesterday, the drive was beautiful and windy with lots of hairpin turns. I stopped frequently to nab pix along the way. One of the first major vistas of the say was this one … Continue reading Big Basin Redwood State Park
Clean Up at Grandpa Lyle’s
Stensen and I went up to Grandpa's today in Gainesville to help clean up his property after all the trees fell in the ice storm a while back. While we did not get it all done, we had fun doing what we did.