Falling in love with the desert.
Category: landscape
Sanibel Island Causeway
Basking in the beauty of my surroundings as a nomadic traveler
Thoughts of travel stirs my restless soul
A mature wisdom-filled twelve-year-old
"Wintering in the Florida Everglades."
Human Snow Birds retreat to the warmer climates mimicking mother natures migration
"Big Cypress National Preserve & the Florida Keys."
An opportunity to capture photos and enjoy the beauty of the ride
Big Cypress National Preserve morning sunrise
The perfect morning for me
"My happy place."
The quiet wilderness serenity of nature’s beauty.
"Humanities Blue Balloon."
we all live upon a planet with a downward force of gravity
"Moving forward and expanding."
I no longer say aloud, be patient what’s the rush?
"What a Summer!"
Surrounded by nature, emitting happiness and contentment.
“Falling in love with nature.”
Surrounded by nature, emitting happiness and contentment
“Santa Cruze CA Pier/Wharf.”
I’m planning to merge my love of downhill mountain biking, and bicycle touring so I visited the Santa Cruz bicycle headquarters in Santa Cruz, CA.
“Poetry is Nature.”
Poetry is nature, infinite in age.
“Sacred spiritual site for all.”
A sense of reverence is experienced as you pass the enormous Coast Redwood Trees
Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park is a natural amusement park, with hiking, and backpacking trails providing a soul calming meditative experience costing less than the entrance to
“My restless soul; (“Poetry”).
In the forest I close my eyes hearing insects buzzing and humming around me.
“2018 Key West Fantasy Fest.”
Before I created this blog post, I took time organizing my thoughts to shape the narrative for the photos I captured during the 2018 Key
“Travel dreams crossing the U.S.”
It has been a little over a month since I last posted a blog simply because I’m enjoying the time of my life fulfilling
“Meteor Crater.”
Many things in life are comfortable assumptions, like night or day, green light or red light, and a massive crater in the middle of a
Arizona’s Route 89A, a scenic drive.
Everyone who visits Arizona always recommends the Grand Canyon and their next recommendation is usually the city of Sedona AZ to see the picturesque red
“Appreciating natural surroundings.”
Usually, on the weekends mostly during the morning hours, a hiking trail fills with groups of people flaunting their newly purchased hiking and backpacking gear.
“A Grey Nomads Gap Years.”
My plan for the day was to set up somewhere along the beach to write and read all day on a picnic bench under a
“Treated reservations.”
If you are lucky, your life will treat you to various forms and types of reservations. I have had room and dinner reservations and I
“Relocate.”
For a weekend I relocated to Northern New Mexico in search of winter landscapes to photograph. My destination was the ski area in and around
“Gorge.”
The images do not reflect the cold temperatures, of the Rio Grande Gorge near Taos New Mexico of the magnificent engineering marvel of the bridge,
“Temporary photos.”
Landscape photography changes minute to minute, hour, by hour and daily at the White Sands National Monument in New Mexico. In these photographs, I capture a temporary
“Autumn Fluffy.”
The end of green summer leaves leads to the transformation to various bright colors. During an October hike with crisp, breezes blowing red, yellow, purple,
“Fashionable Beauty.”
Hiking a forest or desert trails with only the sounds of your footsteps crunching the ground quiets your soul to experience a believable sense of
Leaf, needles, and a forest.”
Hiking the trails within the National Parks, National Forest, and National Conservation Areas can produce a feeling of irrelevancy for whatever is going on in
“An iconic American road.”
I was traveling south along Nevada route 95 when I wandered into Las Vegas to visit family and to check out Red Rock Canyon Conservation Area.
“Anticipated Crescendo.”
As a traveler, I have encountered many others who’s mentality like mine is filled with the anticipated experiences of the journey and destination. The journey
“Structure,”
The structure of nature can sometimes have no structure at all. The Bonneville Salt Flats white sands are a living sight to witness. The white
“Enamored with Nature.”
After viewing and capturing photos of the natural beauty in Yellowstone National Park, I found the Flagg Ranch Campgrounds located along the John D Rockafeller
“Ooh, Shiny spot in the sky.”
Millions of people gathered in the major location around the continental United States to witness a solar eclipse at varying degrees. I was fortunate to
“Earth Day Sunsets.”
As the sun sets on another yearly earth day celebrations around the world including protests marches to bring attention to climate change. One fundamental aspect
“Mythical.”
Some things in life can become mythical within my thoughts. My hiking experiences encompass several decades as a Boy Scout, hiking trails in middle and
Migrating Settlers & Rv’ers
Just like the early settlers who migrated west walking 20oo-miles, there is a current migration of travelers in recreational vehicles who criss-cross
“Mirror.”
Capturing photographs of reflections on a lake is what sprung my amateur photographers imagination. Since the early morning bicycle rides into Lakes Regional Park
Stump
The daily word prompts ignite my imagination of times in my life. The word “stump” has me reflecting on the stump-grinder, I rented to remove
Radical Moose Encounter
What would be the radical experiences to capture morning photos of the sunrise at a place called Silver Lake at Brighton Utah, 8000 feet above
Agate Fossil Beds National Monument & Museum.
I was fortunate to tour and learn about the Agate Fossil Beds National Monument & Museum that was established on June 14, 1997. It’s, location
Happy Birthday US National Parks
Today the US National Parks celebrate their 100th centennial. Yes, being 100 is cool when you have the gorgeous historic beauty surrounding you when you
“Glass”
The word glass has many definitions around the world, yet, its basic form, glass is a non-crystalline solid with enormously other uses. For me, the
“Partners”
I took plenty of long-distant photo of the Mute Swan partners with their cygnet securely in between both. A week later, they ventured to my
“Fence”
Standing in a Kansas wheat field. A fence of wheat on the left. A fence of wheat on the right. A fence of wheat ahead.
“The South”
Many locations in the US south like the above morning sunrise photo taken in Tavares Fl with morning temperatures in the mid 70’s are
“Contrast”
Response to WordPress word prompt “Contrast,” The contrast of the seasons, rain, snow, summer or winter, is witnessed daily in nature around the world. Nature
“Longing”
For the past ten months, I have expanded my blog beyond a daily prompt response, to include short stories, flash fiction, photography, and poetry. I
“My Quirky Habits”
Which quirky habit annoys you the most and what quirky habit do you love for yourself or others. I have a quirky habit to clean
“Just Another Day”
Our days are organized around numerous small actions we repeat over and over. What’s your favorite daily ritual? Usually, before the sun rises, a simple
“Life after Blogs”
Your life without a computer. What is it like? My life without using my laptop or desktop computer takes place two or three times a week
“The Artist Eye”
Is there a painting or sculpture you are drawn to? What does it say to you? Describe the experience. Every morning sunrise and evening sunset
“Treat”
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Treat.” Treats and indulgences can take many forms. Share yours with us! Most mornings I venture
