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Lilac

Lilac

May Night The spring is fresh and fearlessAnd every leaf is new,The world is brimmed with moonlight,The lilac brimmed with dew. Here in the moving shadowsI catch my breath and sing —My heart is fresh and fearlessAnd over-brimmed with spring. Sara Teasdale

The Crystal Field

The Crystal Field

The air is blue and keen and coldAnd in a shining sheath enrolled.Each branch, each twig, each blade of grassSeems clad miraculously with glass. This poem is a modification of “A Crystal Forest” by William Sharp from the book: Poems by William Sharp Selected and Arranged by Mrs. William Sharp. Published by Duffield and Company, […]

Lichen

Lichen

Springtime in the Rockies, Lichen (Excerpt) BY LEW WELCH All these years I overlooked them in theracket of the rest, thissymbiotic splash of plant and fungus feedingon rock, on sun, a little moisture, air —tiny acid-factories dissolvingsalt from living rocks andeating them. Source: Ring of Bone: Collected Poems of Lew Welch 

Ibis on the Farm

Ibis on the Farm

One of the interesting things about living on a farm is that farm operations can briefly change environmental conditions. Wildlife reacts immediately to these changes. When we cut our grass hay, the ground is suddenly available and various predators from eagles to owls to coyotes arrive to feast on the newly available mice. When we […]

Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owl

Great Horned Owls are Great!

Rainbows

Rainbows

The Rainbow by Charles Lamb
After the tempest in the sky
How sweet yon rainbow to the eye!

Watching Goslings

Watching Goslings

Watching is a great thing to do and goslings are a great addition to our world.  Anders Tomlinson was watching goslings at Harriman Springs Resort and Marina on Oregon’s Klamath Lake and made this video.  It’s amazing what you can see if you take the time to watch.

Sunrise

Sunrise

Sunrise – I see the spectacle of morning from the hilltop over against my house, from daybreak to sunrise, with emotions which an angel might share.

Perspective

Perspective

Changing our perspective . . . sometimes it’s easy.

Introducing Great in the World

Introducing Great in the World

This new fork in the EXPLORE! Blog will discuss things that are Great in the World. I hope these posts will inspire you to get outdoors , put on the lens of celebration, and discover what is great in the world around you.

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