a tale of tails, tenacity, and tedium, as told by me, usually barefoot and bellowing
Showing posts with label my favorite place. Show all posts
Showing posts with label my favorite place. Show all posts

Monday, June 11, 2012

Rock Hollow Called Me...


So I listened.
Found a feather on the way
and placed it in my hair.
It was cloudy when I started.
All the way I prayed for rain.
I entered my favorite place and was saddened.  The tornado and the ice storms of years past have left damage.  No rains have fallen big enough to wash the debris away.  It's still my favorite place, just harder to navigate.  Rock Hollow carries the rain fall to the creek below and is home for many living things.  I kept my eye out for snakes with camera in hand.
The Poison Oak was healthy and the ferns still grew so there had to be some moisture deep in the ground.  On top it was dry.  I slipped in leaves, I clung to rocks, I crossed logs and climbed to my heart's content.
The farm trio found something interesting.
To give you some perspective,
the rocks here are huge.
Then I fell...
This is the view from where I lay.
I'm still enjoying the beauty
 but now my behind is hurting.
I thinking, Oh, no, I didn't tell anyone where I was going.  I want my ashes scattered here so I was happy to lie there for a minute or two letting my body tell me if it was okay.  I may not have gotten the rain I prayed for but a Higher Power was watching after me.  Above is where I fell...right in the spot that has no big rocks, plumped my behind right into the safe zone.  Guardian Angel or dumb luck?  You decide.  Oh, I'm okay, I'll be bruised but I'm not broken.
My little tumble was from here to there.
I was hot and rested.
Taking in the beauty of my favorite spot...
Rock Hollow.
These puppies were glad to be home.


Sunday, August 9, 2009

Renewing My Spirit

I attempted to renew my spirit today by walking to my favorite place At The Farm. I know I am in desperate need of some sort of change in attitude and usually I can reach that happy place by communing with nature, seeing the beauty in every thing and the amazing works of my world.
I searched for a different perspective but it seems to remain the same, like this view into a rock cavity in the Hollow.

I got covered in seed ticks and sat a while to remove them. I wondered what their use was when they were created because I could see no beauty in them today. I left my shoes and camera case and traveled.

My favorite place is before me and I climb no more. The ferns stretch their beautiful green fronds to the sky and the lichen clings to the rock for its sustenance. Sometimes I can associate with the lichen and that is pretty sad.

This small flower was very, very small but did not miss my camera's eye.
I thought, maybe, this would have resolved my self-pity but it only seemed to enrich it because I saw the work to be done there and not the beauty.
Got any solutions?
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