11 December 2023

Essex Minutes

John J. Donovan Reservation, Essex Greenbelt, Massachusetts

Wonderful to come to Essex and spend hours ambling across the rolling woods and meadows.
  The autumn vibrates through the maze of tree crowns,
     in the sparkles of sunlight and the rustles of browns, in the living shadows.

   A hawk is up in the blue, watching...  

Essex Greenbelt: ... autumn...

Essex Greenbelt: ... vibrates...

Essex Greenbelt: ... through the maze of tree crowns...

Essex Greenbelt: ... in the sparkles of sunlight...

Essex Greenbelt: ... and the rustles of browns...

Essex Greenbelt: ... in the ambles...

Essex Greenbelt: ... through the woods...

Essex Greenbelt: ... where just a touch...

Essex Greenbelt: ... makes the whole world...

Essex Greenbelt: ... dance...

Essex Greenbelt: ... where those close to the earth keep their green living...

Essex Greenbelt: ... while others turn to crimsons...

Essex Greenbelt: ... and assume the kingsley posture...

Essex Greenbelt: ... of pastoral spirits...

Essex Greenbelt: ... a hawk is watching...

Essex Greenbelt: ... and the living shadow waves back...