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February 20, 2013
February 19, 2013
Nature therapy
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!
July 22, 2012
"The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness."
— John Muir (via beautifulurself) (via pantonevision) (via binnyyy)
April 21, 2012
Kiss the Earth with your feet
Walk and touch peace every moment.
Walk and touch happiness every moment.
Each step brings a fresh breeze.
Each step makes a flower bloom.
Kiss the Earth with your feet.
Bring the Earth your love and happiness.
The Earth will be safe
when we feel safe in ourselves.—Thich Nhat Hanh
© Pamir Kiciman 2010
April 10, 2012
"Trees have from time immemorial been closely associated with magic. These stout members of the vegetable kingdom may stand for as long as a thousand years, and tower far above our mortal heads. As such they are symbols and keepers of unlimited power, longevity, and timelessness. An untouched forest, studded with trees of all ages, sizes and types, is more than a mysterious, magical place - it is one of the energy reservoirs of nature. Within its boundaries stand ancient and new sentinels, guardians of the universal force which has manifested on the the Earth."
— Scott Cunningham (via forgetmenot-blue)
(via child-of-the-universe)
April 9, 2012
Kishenpur, July 13th, 1956 — This morning Ma said to some Ashramites who were put in charge of a large garden: “By working in the garden you will serve the trees and the plants and living with them try to become like them. Let the trees be your Guru. A tree gives fruit and shade. When the fruit is ripe it falls down, it is sweet to taste. The wood of the tree you use for cooking your food. So the tree gives itself entirely, it holds nothing back. Watch how the trees grow, make them your friends and learn from them. Also from the grass. Grass is lowly and puts up with everything. People tread on it, cut it and it does not defend itself. So also the earth: everyone walks on it; you hammer it, powder it - do anything you like with it, it remains quiet and friendly.”
— from “As the Flower Sheds its Fragrance”
December 14, 2011
November 28, 2011
Epic driftwood: Monster tree washes ashore
Flooding, high tides and blasting winds worked together to land a massive drift log taller than a single-story house.
November 27, 2011
November 20, 2011
Ansel Adams, Redwoods, Bull Creek Flat, Northern CA, 1960
“To the vast majority of people
a photograph is an
image of something within
their direct experience:
a more-or-less factual reality.
It is difficult for them
to realize that the
photograph can be the source
of experience, as well as the
reflection of spiritual awareness
of the world and of self.”
— Ansel Adams, Photographer (1902 - 1984)
(Source: mythologyofblue)
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