A silence moment
for sunset
goes unobserved
by angry Canadian geese
honking petty grievances,
the two-part cackle
of red-winged blackbirds
seeking a hook-up,
the barely perceptible
wing flap
of Snowy egrets
surprising their supper.
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#california #nature #sunset #birdlife (at Napa River Trail)
All 28-miles of The Navarro River is a 28.3-mile-long river in Mendocino County, California, United States. It flows northwest through the Coastal Range to the Pacific Ocean. Wikipedia
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#california #ilovecalifornia #mendocino #nature (at Navarro, California)
Winter light
reflected
refracted
flowing
emanating
from the Navarro River,
snaking northwest
from the Coastal Range
to the Pacific,
the fog and mist
a thoughtful gray
contrasting
my mindless ebullience.
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#california #ilovecalifornia #mendocino #nature
(at Mendocino Coast)
Winter afternoon in Anderson Valley.
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#california #ilovecalifornia #nature #offthebeatenpath (at Boonville, California)
“When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”
John Muir (1838-1914)
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#california #nature #sonoma #sunset #noplanetb (at Jenner, California)
Bloxam, Coral and Russula mushrooms: dinner scored.
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#california #foraging #mushrooms #nature #forest (at At Home in Napa)
A forest symphony
on constant loop
beckons,
a siren call
for the world weary;
strings of redwood boughs,
winds in the canopy
cymbals of the Pacific,
the baritone of the owl,
the dramatic soprano of crows and hawks,
their score making it clear
we are not alone
and finally silencing
the noise
in my head.
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#california #nature #foraging #mushrooms #forest
(at Timber Cove, California)
The Russian River.
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#california #ilovecalifornia #nature #peaceandquiet (at Guerneville, California)
One final, perfect, mutant Canna flower, a beauteous last gasp before winter.
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#garden #nature #beauty #flowers (at At Home in Napa)
A few fortunate sea lions escaping their fate as lunch by three hungry orca whales, who need 200,000 calories a day to sustain themselves…
#california #whalewatching #nature (at Monterey, California)
Three orca whales, a father, mother and baby, came to feed on pods of sea lions, while teaching the young calf how to hunt. There are 350 orcas roaming the west coast of North America.
#california #whale #whalewatching #nature (at Monterey, California)
The miasma of despair
plaguing our world
is suspended
momentarily
in the silence and joy
of nature.
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#california #nature #peaceofmind (at Point Reyes National Seashore)
Word.
#nature #careformotherearth #noplanetb (at Jackson, California)
Patterns in the sand sculpted by winds whipping off the frothy Pacific.
#california #nature #westmarin (at Point Reyes National Seashore)
Pollinating the Meyer lemon 🍋 blossoms.
#california #gardening #bee #nature #nevergetsold (at At Home in Napa)
Burning cuttings from spring pruning.
#italy #langhe #piedmont #spring #nature (at Bossolasco)
The infamously thick fog of northern Italy, la nebbia, also lends its name to native son and Noble Grape, Nebbiolo.
#italy #piedmont #langhe #spring #nature (at Bossolasco)
Evening constitutional; on the hills’ steep ascent, the sound of my heavy breath overtakes the noise in my head.
#italy #piedmont #langhe #spring #nature (at Bossolasco)
Bark.
#nature #trees🌳 #colorsofnature (at Napa, California)
Late morning break in the fog.
#california #nature #worththewait (at Stinson Beach, California)