03 December 2024

Here Again

 Crane Beach, Ipswich, Massachusetts    

This is the time of year when sea ducks come to winter in the mouth of Parker River.
  Always in motion,
    and in harmony with the rising and ebbing of tides.

The ocean brings food but also enables them to live in their own skin,
  on this very edge of water and land.

    Out there...

Crane Beach : ... here again...

Crane Beach : ... this time of year...

Crane Beach : ... when sea ducks come...

Crane Beach : ... to winter in the mouth of Parker River...

Crane Beach : ... in harmony with the rising and ebbing of tides...

Crane Beach : ... always in motion...

Crane Beach : ... living in their own skin...

Crane Beach : ... out there...

Crane Beach : ... with the sea...

22 November 2024

At the Right Place

 Walden Pond, Massachusetts    

Always lovely to walk along myriad paths of Walden area.
Left and right, upward and down, next to the points where Thoreau felt at home.
 
Around here,
  we choose to make an extra meander which brings us to the pond a bit later.
 
    There !!!! Bald Eagle !!!!  Circles down, touches the pond, and ascends.

  Just in time...

Walden Pond : ... just in time...

16 November 2024

Coming Together

Crane Beach, Ipswich, Massachusetts   

  Windy today...
The whole beach is in ripples, just like the ocean.
With gusts blowing the sand all over and letting the grains smooth over the past.
 
  And then it all begins again.

New hats and steps are here until they are not.
 
  And then it all begins again... 

Crane Beach : ... sand and wind, coming together...

Crane Beach : ... in steps...

Crane Beach : ... from away...

Crane Beach : ... and gusts blowing the sand all over...

Crane Beach : ... with my hat still at hand...

Crane Beach : ... while others enjoy the ride...

Crane Beach : ... new steps are here...

Crane Beach : ... until they are not...


10 November 2024

Jewell Hill

 Jewell Hill, Ashby, Massachusetts    

What a name !!!
The word jewel may stem from Latin jocus, that which causes joy.

A serene piece of woodland,
 where plants paint and sculpt,
   and the leaves descend in twists and turns. On their way to earth.

Sublime to watch and feel the rhythm of their dance, hoping that one will land on my hand.
 
  Rustling along the pathways...

Jewell Hill : ... that which causes joy...

Jewell Hill : ... under canopy...

Jewell Hill : ... where leaves are caught into the hemlock's labyrinths..

Jewell Hill : ... and there is a view...

Jewell Hill : ... with Boston on the horizon...

Jewell Hill : ... and there is a pause...

Jewell Hill : ... a painted quietude...

Jewell Hill : ... where stories are written by the sun...

Jewell Hill : ... and each leaf matters...

Jewell Hill : ... rustling along the pathways...

Jewell Hill : ... in harmony...

Jewell Hill : ... with each other...

Jewell Hill : ... where are the squirrels ?...

Jewell Hill : ... enchanting wilderness...

Jewell Hill : ... of all-inclusive living...

Jewell Hill : ... with the touch-ups of human directives...

Jewell Hill : ... always special...

Jewell Hill : ... looking far, far into distance...

 

28 October 2024

Revealed

Noanet Woodlands, Dover, Massachusetts   

This path shows-up on our GPS trail map but is often under water.
 Impassable,
   except during droughty weather.

 Looks like today might be the day to check it out and explore... 

Noanet Woodlands : ... woods make me aware of sunrays...

Noanet Woodlands : ... and leaves...

Noanet Woodlands : ... with each step...

Noanet Woodlands : ... into the world of colors...

Noanet Woodlands : ... this path shows on our gps trail map...

Noanet Woodlands : ... but is often under water...

Noanet Woodlands : ... except during droughty weather...

Noanet Woodlands : ... hmm...

Noanet Woodlands : ... looks like...

Noanet Woodlands : ... today might be the day to explore...

Noanet Woodlands : ... hmm...

Noanet Woodlands : ... will have to choose other options...

Noanet Woodlands : ... such as passing through this muddy garden...

Noanet Woodlands : ... not many do that...

Noanet Woodlands : ... so we hope that plants will accept our apologies...

Noanet Woodlands : ... looks like we are close to Noanet Brook...

Noanet Woodlands : ... and we are, not much water...

Noanet Woodlands : ... just hop, hop over rocks to get to the trail...

Noanet Woodlands : ... into the woods...

Noanet Woodlands : ... until the next time...