Some humans relax in natural places,
and are less content in human spaces.
While other’s thrive in the social whirl,
a nature’s soul will find depth of meaning,
far from the thrum of a human being.
Nature’s souls go to wild spaces,
for it is here they find their sacred places.
Cheers to you from a nature’s soul~
Year: 2016
Land of Light & Shadow~
All creatures here,
chase the light,
which has such a small window of existence,
that when you catch it,
it has already changed.
Shadow is ever present here,
defining the light.
Cheers to you from the land of light and shadow~
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Sedna~
Alien Talking Heads.
Sedna’s Queens. Obviously we are not in Sedna, but we may as well be. I also made up these names.
The surface of Sedna. Sedna is thought to be the most distant dwarf planet in our solar system and was discovered in 2003.
The enthroned Queen. We are in Arches National Park in Utah which looks like a cross between Petra, Egypt, and some alien world.
The Four Pharoahs.
Valley of the Kings.
Tower of Babel.
Munch’s Balancing Brain.
Climbing Devils Thumb. (Click to enlarge the photo and you can see the technical climber about thrity feet from the summit.)
Anteojos. (Glasses in Spanish)
Six-shooter.
Cheers to you from Arches National Park in Utah~
We are traveling between Arches and Canyonlands National Parks, and Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park, so internet is spotty, but I will touch base with you when I can.
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Land of the Lilliputians~
One of the world’s top ten miniature museums is located in Victoria Canada. There are eighty-five exhibits here covering world history, Canadian history, fantasy, fairy tales, and even future space exploration.
I loved the nostalgic look at the circus coming to town!
There are dioramas depicting castles in England,
Germany,
and Canadian cities in the past.
Many exhibits depict the frontier history and development of Canada.
The museum has the world’s smallest working saw-mill which took eleven years to make,
and one of the world’s longest model railways.
These miniature worlds were created by George Devlin over the course of his lifetime. The museum opened in 1971 and George continues to expand it to this day.
Cheers to you from Victoria’s fascinating Lilliputian World~
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Island Dreaming on this October Day~
Vancouver Island is full of stunning hiking opportunities. This Marina was the trailhead for one hike,
where we were greeted by a curious fawn!
The hike wound through pristine rain forest,
and river gorges with wildlife all around us.
The beach was mostly empty and the water so pristine, it formed perfect mirrored surfaces for reflection.
A killdeer was unconcerned with our arrival at his beach.
The crystalline sea water,
makes sea anenome look like they weren’t under water.
Although all of these shots were taken through sea water, there was no distortion. This is what perfectly clean sea water looks like. We don’t have this in California!
We have been home at The Holler for several weeks now, but these photos send cheers to you from beautiful and unspoiled Vancouver Island~
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Peregrine Precision~
Peregrines dive as if in a dream,
snatching birds in mid-flight,
landing to administer the coup de grace.
Mantling prey on the ground for seconds,
they soon return to rule the skies!
Cheers to you from the lightening-fast-Falcons~
Note: Peregrine Falcons are the fastest-moving creatures on earth and have been clocked diving at up to 242 mph!
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Glassine Visions~
Seattle’s Garden and Glass Museum showcases the magical worlds created by glass artist Dale Chihuly.
Chihuly creates huge glass wonderlands,
resembling hallucinatory under-seascapes,
full of phantasmagorical deep-sea creatures.
Mirrors create reflective visions like crystalline creatures from outer space.
There are magic mushrooms,
glowing like alien forms,
in surreal secret gardens.
Visiting here one feels much like Alice with a two-way ticket to wonderland!
Cheers to you from the inventive worlds of Dale Chihuly~
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Butchart Fall Fete~
Fall in the Butchart Gardens,
is a visual feast.
As tree leaves turn,
flowers burn,
triumphant,
in their in their fall finale.
An autumnal pageant,
before winter sleep.
Cheers to you from the Butchart Gardens in Victoria Canada~
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Little Cabin in the Big Woods~
We had been to The Knight Inlet in Canada before on a day trip by small boat and always wanted to come back and stay. This is the dock area in Campbell River on Vancouver Island where we met our pilot,
and boarded our plane for the flight into the inlet.
The trip in is stunning and carries you deep into pristine wilderness.
Here is our little cabin in the big woods. It is new construction and sits on the water’s edge.
It is tiny, but charming, and has everything you need.
This is your view when you wake in the misty morning.
In the inlet you are surrounded by wildlife.
There are harbor seals,
and Stellar sea lions, and whales, birds, wolves, cougars,
and of course, the star attraction,
the grizzlies!
Cheers to you from gorgeous Canada~
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The Eagles Have Landed~
Soaring Eagles,
touch earth,
for a time,
but never really,
leave the sky.
Their home is always,
in the clouds.
Cheers to you the stunning eagles of Vancouver Island~
(Note: Dark colored eagle is a juvenile)
