First encounter for me of Sandhill Cranes. This pair where right there when we arrived that day in the Florida Everglades. Had to work fast and it wasn’t ideal for photography, but glad to document the experience. They took off in a stupendous flurry after a few frames, and remained feeding in the shallows all morning, some distance away. The last three show this.
© Pamir Kiciman 2013
Yesterday (President’s Day) my son and I took off to nature, to a preserve we’ve been to once quite some time ago. The photos here are not the absolute gems of the day’s yield; those will be coming up over a languid stretch. These are to document memories and such highlights as encountering Sandhill Cranes for the very first time.
It’s also to continue personal therapy for me, a way I’ve used in difficult times before; nature + creative endeavor. Going through them and posting here continues the relief of being there.
These are selected to showcase this environment, which is the last northernmost portion of the Florida Everglades. It was a crisp, very windy day, with cloud cover and sunshine.
A pair of Sandhill Cranes. They hung out quite a while then in an instant took off with a flurry. Huge wingspan. Kept feeding all morning around the same area.
Living in Florida, one appreciates the subtle beauty of the Everglades. This northern portion has observable differences than the southern part and Everglades National Park.
Mostly a flat environment that stretches for miles and miles. This expanse is what gives it a special quality, at least to me.
And some pretty great sky!
Thank you Nature!
© Pamir Kiciman 2012
For Planet Earth, her climate, all areas of natural and human destruction, all suffering, all people, all societies, all species.
If you’ve never been to the Florida Everglades, seeing these pictures may leave you unmoved. The fact of the matter is that when you’re there, the vastness of the landscape creates a visceral sense of spaciousness. If you’re a meditator or explore nonordinary states of consciousness, you’ll know that ‘spaciousness’ is a quality that’s readily available in such practices, and one that leads to peace as well as other transformative states.
Spotless
And there’s tons of detail over the expanse of the Everglades. There are many different kinds of habitat teeming with life; hundreds of flora and fauna, some of which can be found only in the Everglades.
Spotless II
At various vantage points, with the wind coming across the landscape, the total availability of the sky and the ongoing horizon, the heart opens and the mind rests in its original state.
(Landscape Series)
© Pamir Kiciman 2010
