Wilderness Wednesday: Blue Skies

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nature, photography, snow, trees, Wilderness Wednesday, winter

We found the way out
The city takes everything it can
But outside the crowds
I can feel my lungs again

Born for the blue skies
We’ll survive the rain
Born for the sunrise
We’ll survive the pain
– Switchfoot, Dark Horses

Happy Wednesday!

O Geeky Tree

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Christmas, Geek, humour, nerds, trees

Last Christmas, I got restless. I wanted to try something new & who knows? Maybe start my own business? Yeah right!

While there’s no business in sight, I certainly enjoyed my “geeky” creativity through the year, and turned my traditional Christmas tree into a “Geek Tree”! I’ve frittered many happy hours crafting ornaments from video games (Mario, Starcraft, Portal & Overwatch), anime (RWBY)…and a few others that I can’t share because they’re Christmas gifts. Game of Thrones, Star Wars & Star Trek are in the works. Of course, I’ve ventured into animals, tea & coffee too! Everything is hand-stitched – not a drop of glue in sight!

 

And the finished project is…well a little sad. But I have another year to remedy that!

Deck the halls with boughs of holly – Fa la la la la, la la la la
‘Tis the season to be jolly – Fa la la la la, la la la la
– Thomas Oliphant

Happy Thursday!

Wilderness Wednesday: Red Maple

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Fall, nature, photography, trees, Wilderness Wednesday

It’s hard to believe that only 2 weeks ago, the air was crisp and the trees were in full display. Today was our second snow storm and the cold is settling in. I’m not impressed!

Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower. – Albert Camus

Happy Wednesday!

Wilderness Wednesday: Swan Song

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Friday may have been Fall’s swan song. It was sunny and warm…and since there was no power at work, I got to work from home.

Every year, I drive by a street lined with beautiful red maple trees, and every year I think, I must drive by with my camera some time. And I never do.

But since I was driving by on my way home, and feeling like a kid who just escaped sitting in a boring  classroom all day, I seized the moment (along with my dying cell phone).

The unexpected surprise is always sweeter. – Anonymous

After I took my photo of the maple trees, much to my delight, I discovered not only a man-made lake, but one boasting a white swan. 

The true delight is in the finding out rather than in the knowing. Isaac Asimov

Happy Wednesday!

Wilderness Wednesday: Dirt Paths

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butterfly, nature, path, photography, trees, Wilderness Wednesday

Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt. – John Muir

Happy Wednesday!

 

Wilderness Wednesday: Our House

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nature, photography, trees, Wilderness Wednesday

Our house, was our castle and our keep
Our house, in the middle of our street*

Our house is located by the second tree, on the left. It’s hardly a castle, but it is home. All the trees on our street looked beautiful last Thursday afternoon, but our first winter storm wreaked havoc on the leaves through the night. It made raking leaves on Saturday a rather interesting job! I quit after filling 4 bags of leaves…all from what fell on the driveway…because my fingers were frozen. Even with mittens on. I wonder how many bags it will take to finish the job?

Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is time for home. – Edith Sitwell

(It’s also a good time for hot chocolate!)

Happy Wednesday!

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Our House lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Songwriters: Carl Smyth / Chris Foreman / Daniel Woodgate / Garaham McPherson / Lee Thompson / Mark Bedford / Michael Barson

WPC: Waiting

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nature, Photo Challenge, photography, trees, Weekly Photo Challenge

Autumn arrives in early morning, but spring at the close of a winter day.
Elizabeth Bowen

Waiting for Spring…

March 2017

Waiting for Fall…

September 2017

I trust in nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility. Spring shall plant and autumn garner to the end of time. Robert Browning

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WPC: Evanescent

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Photo Challenge, photography, trees, Weekly Photo Challenge, Wilderness Wednesday

Evanescent is an adjective meaning quickly fading or disappearing from sight, memory or existence.

“The apple blossoms’ shower of pearl, though blent with rosier hue, as beautiful as woman’s blush, as evanescent too. – Letitia Elizabeth Landon

via Photo Challenge: Evanescent

Wilderness Wednesday: Resilient Oak

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“The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character.”
– Albert Schweitzer

Happy Wednesday!

WPC: Walk in the Fog

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Fall, Photo Challenge, photography, trees, Weekly Photo Challenge

Despite the fact that it was drizzling Monday afternoon, it was also warm, and the leaves were displaying their splendor. I went for a short walk along the bike path around 3 in the afternoon.

 

As you can see, I wasn’t the only one enjoying the leaves on the bike path! Half an hour later, the fog was so thick, you couldn’t see the trees, so I’m thankful I took my spontaneous walk when I did. Just imagine these trees on a sunny day! Magnificent!

“Spontaneity, the hallmark of childhood, is well worth cultivating to counteract the rigidity that may otherwise set in as we grow older.” – Gail Sheehy

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