Comfort Conditions
Hiking trails
Interpretive center
Forested retreat
With lots of soft pine needles under foot, a very pleasant location for an afternoon walk beckons.
“The world reveals itself to those who travel on foot.” – Werner Herzog
Doublefile Viburnum
Tiered horizontal
Prolific white blooms
Deciduous shrub
A stunning ornamental display in spring, these white flowers will transform into small red fruits that bear viable seeds in fall.
“The earth laughs in flowers.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Remain Isolated
Perfectly adequate
Road cadence
Day went on
Traveling past old farm structures on a rainy day, things feel hopefully melancholy.
“The traveler sees what he sees. The tourist sees what he has come to see.” – G.K. Chesterton
Breath of Spring
Beyond a doubt
Soul decoration
Like itself
A drier area in the swamp promotes more green growth and isolated yellow flowers.
“Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.” – Theodore Roethke
Uncompromising
Wistful tinge
Tarnished joy
Intention to enjoy
Leaving old and familiar landmarks behind, new destinations appear across novel landscapes. Memories of other occasions are something to hold onto, but the past must also be released for positive forward momentum.
“Driving down the razor’s edge between past and future.” – Neil Peart
Inquire Further
General terrain
Wakeful period
Within reach
Crossing a footbridge over a small stream, the future awaits as a range of possibilities. Maintain integrity and go the distance.
“But if these years have taught me anything it is this: you can never run away. Not ever. The only way out is in.” – Junot Díaz
Wondering Wanderings
Earth intimacy
Carefully considered
Everything happens
More than a year in the rear-view mirror, the Yellowstone trip remains a profitable experience with images still to process. Firsthand natural experience in all its phases is of unparalleled therapeutic value.
“If a piece of work was an honest expression of its maker, it was also a milestone of his progress, and a benchmark to build upon in the future.” – Neil Peart
Generic Sort
Sequence shape
Committed structure
Lonely seasons pass
There is always a lot going on beneath surface appearance. Everything in life is about timing.
“You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.” – Albert Camus
Some Connection
Mood trigger
Adding in realities
Luminescent remembrance
The aesthetic approach consists of framing moments and events into snippets of interesting organization that visually resonate. Certain subjects retain their appeal over an entire lifetime. Meaning is qualified as to its impact on experience.
“Taste is an acquired luxury.” – Neil Peart
Swamp Daisies
Native plants
Maintain distinct
Stands in the wild
A wooded swamp, with sodden soil, harbors plants that are adapted to living with water level variation. An enjoyable quiet walk through such a nearby wetland helps to take the mind away from recent troubles.
“What’s the need of visiting far-off mountains and bogs, if a half-hour’s walk will carry me into such wildness and novelty.” – Henry David Thoreau