So step outside.
The path beckons,
leading you into the forest.
Inhale the clean mountain air.
Dip your toes into the cool, clear springs.
The air is perfumed with the scent of wild mountain roses,
and you pick some to bring back home, just a few, leaving most.
Wild artichoke are blooming everywhere.
If you were stressed when you arrived,
as you leave your heart is filled with nature’s peace.
Cheers to you from Mt. Palomar State Park~
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Truly wonderful pictures! Peaceful and so soothing. I hear the call 🙂
Good! I was hoping you would….. 😉
The place looks so nice. I see the stream is running near the house or the cabin there. That must bring coolness to the place. How is the temperature there?
It is quite comfortable. Mid 70’s F during the day. That house is an old abandoned hydro-electric dam built in the 1920’s!
Such a dose serenity and beauty!
We all need it often!
Indeed! But it’s the norm here at your site: beauty, and serenity, sometimes, plus a bonus of information. So, thank you!
Awwww, so kind and so appreciated~
What a lovely place. I particularly like the local widlife walking down the stream. It’s so nice to see them in the wild. 😛
Humanas-Matticas…….I am so lucky to have gotten a shot of it!! I should send to the Mysterious marvels blogs!! Thank for the idea Graham~
You’re as daft a I am. I’m glad to say. Pleased to meet you ~ 😛
Great photos – looks like a fun day!
Good to be in the green & thanks too!
🙂
Yes I hear the call for sure now!
Oh good, heading outdoors soon I imagine…….
I can almost feel the water and the fresh air through your stunning photos! Love these wildflowers. Thank you for sharing the beauty of nature with us, Cindy!
Visa versa 2 u x 2 Amy! 🙂
This is where I would love to be right now, Thank you Cindy 🙂
I hope you get there soon!
I can do anything I set my mind to 🙂
That is a true statement!
What a beautiful Eden you captured, Cindy. Cool and refreshing.
Well thank you , one cannot help buy relax in such spots!
Beautiful, thanks for letting us join you!
It was wonderful to have you along~
Beautiful. Thanks for the virtual journey.
Hopefully with a calming effect! 😉
Absolutely!
What a wonderful walk on the wild side and Cindy, your photos are stunning as always.
So glad you came along Dor~
Lovely, Cindy! We live in a beautiful world.
We do indeed and I know you are out and about in it in Canada Rebecca~
Just pure beautiful!!
As are you! Thank you~
How absolutely beautiful and so peaceful. Ty for sharing.
pretty place <3
Well thank you~
Looks heavenly.
Heaven on earth is what nature is~
Lovely, Cindy. My faves are the first and the last. Great photos, as usual.
Mine too, which is why I put them there! Thank you so much and cheers to you~
I just felt a tickle with that last photo. 😀
Tickles are good, they make you smile………. 😉
Ah, yes, I enjoyed that huge gulp of fresh air and serenity. The toe-dipping went well, too.
It is imperative that one dips some digits in clear mountain water! Laughing & hugz to you my friend~
Thank you for taking us along on your hike.
It was so much better with you along!
Resplendent, thanks, Cindy!
I bet it is glorious up your way now Resa~
I breathed in that fresh mountain air👍👍. So pretty, Cindy🙋🙋
The scent of pine, wild roses and cedar. Natural intoxicants~ 😉
You should bottle that, Cindy😘😘🙋
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Thank you Cindy! This gorgeous little journey is just what the Dr ordered for so many of us drowning in stress from ordin
Yes! The truth is the more time people spend enclosed indoors, the more stress, depression, and every other psychological malady, has fertile ground to move in. It is not just outdoors, but outdoors in nature, as much as you can arrange, that mixes it’ s magical elixir and helps to set you free. Hugz to you always~
Beautiful, Cindy, as always! Thanks for the pure air, pure water, and for the pure beauty of Mother Nature! Cheers!!!
Nothing on this planet can beat it, can it? Thank you~
🙂
A lovely stroll.
So happy you chose to come along!
Ah my God, yes, Eden is calling me 🙂 Thank you Cindy for these wonderful photos of a wonderful place 🙂
These places are everywhere! All over this beautiful planet. Eden is calling us all. We need to answer the call! Hugz and cheers my friend~
Thanks for sharing this beautiful area Cindy 😉
Thanks for coming along!
The peacefulness beckons me Cindy, scenery like this always works on me……we need to enjoy more of it!
Oh we so DO! Peace and beauty is so prevalent in natural places and we all need to escape the insanity of civilization~
Cindy, this place looks heavenly, thank you for sharing. Love the pictures. Hugs! Veraiconica
Hugz and cheers back to you Veraiconica~
Wonderful photographs Cindy,thank you for sharing.
Thank you Ranu for coming along! <3
Klasse Fotos. LG. Wolfgang
Vielen Dank mein Freund!
Love the ‘sideways look’ at the wild artichoke! RH
It was an accident that turned out interesting!!
Really wonderful, may be like in Eden …
Seem likely to me…….
Thank you for sharing a bit of paradise with us! 🙂
I am just so happy you came along with me!
Wunderschöne Bilder von der Natur,ich wünsche dir einen schönen Montag und eine glückliche neue Woche.Liebe Grüße und Freundschaft.Gislinde
Ich wunsche Ihnen eine wundervolle Woche Gislinde. Du bist so ein guter Freund . <3
Beautiful Eden! I love that last artichoke looking flower! Hugz Lisa and Bear
Hugz back to you two and I am sure Bear would love all the scents and sounds!
I like your word picture as much as the photos.
Awwwwww, so kind and so appreciated!
O yes, I feel the serenity in the pictures alone. Thanks, Cindy.
Well that is wonderful and makes me feel useful! Cheers to you Peter~
Indeed, calm and serenity–really lovely spot.
Serenity is outside!!! So happy you know that~
Indeed, it is.
Cordially and joyously enchanting photos. I can’t believe my eyes. Although, they are wide open.
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Awwww, makes me happy and I love your comments! Cheers to you~
🙂
“Wohlwollend”.
Haben eine tolle Woche! 🙂
Okay I was going to clean my house but now I HAVE to grab my camera and go walk with nature. Thanks for the serenity. 😀
Yay!!! Anytime I send someone outdoors, I am content!! 🙂
Beautiful Cindy, so peaceful.
So glad & thank you!
Ahhh…thanks for the beautiful respite in your lovely words and photos! All the best. ~Karen~
Thrilled you got some respite! We all need it daily~
Beautiful, Cindy! Just looking at your pictures evokes a peacefulness. I imagine the reality of this place is even better. Lovely!
So Glad! The quiet natural places I think are where we are biologically wired to go find serenity.
Wow! I agree-these photos really showcase the peace and serenity of this landscape -thank you for sharing these!
Thank you more for appreciating them!
Everything looks so lush. Makes me want to be there!
Me too and we are just leaving! Laughing…….
haha well you fooled me! And glad you caught all this. 🙂
Lovely words and images, just beautiful Cindy…
Awwwww, so glad~
These are beautiful photos! They remind me a lot of my visit to the Smokies on the 4th. I love that yours seem so super clear and crisp… even the very close, close-ups. 😀
I have never been to the Smokies and would love to go. Thank you so much for your very thoughtful words & cheers to you too~
Nice serie Cindy ! Some fresh water and forest…
Thanks, can’t beat it for stress relief……..