Nature

Briskly venturing
Tendency to wander
Wildness necessity

It is always interesting how much can be extracted from new venues as experience matures.

“To travel, to experience and learn: that is to live.” – Tenzing Norgay

Sinewy stems
Mottled appearance
Bark that sheds

Many small ponds feature crepe myrtles waiting for warmer weather.

“Crepe myrtle’s bare limbs…peeled bark reveals red-brown tone…sparse seed pods remain.” – Sara Kendrick

Might glimpse
Natural interest
Attraction compelling

The past becomes the present while the anticipated future contains no necessary flaws.

“Reality has a tendency to be so uncomfortably real.” – Neil Peart

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

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

Inspired need
Unexpected miracles
Spinning daydreams

In an aesthetic approach to life, small events often carry great relevance. The fundamental nature of reality opens the horizons of one’s existence.

“Our task must be to free ourselves by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” – Albert Einstein

Spatial regions
Occupied by matter
Physical states

Overlapping layers are highly coupled by operational necessity. Sporadically enthusiastic about small snippets of a much larger system, certain boundaries are often visually interesting. Let’s just leave it that way.

“And as usual, my thoughts, my travels, my reading, and my writing all seemed to be intertwined.” – Neil Peart

Time and distance
Inevitable changes
Carrying on

Knowing that certain things are true does not assure acceptance. Nevertheless, expect organic adaptation to new circumstances.

“We can’t change what is, or its effects on us and our view of life.” – Neil Peart

Whatever was
Assumption element
Former life

Moving within the pattern of nature, meditation often seems to revolve around crucial aspects of existence. Starting with the essentials, things begin anew every day.

“Then maybe I’ll stop and look around at the scenery, with a freshly smoothed-out brain.” – Neil Peart

Forest cooperation
Irregular intervals
Over a surface

Describing many entangled and reciprocal elements, a stand of trees on a hillside is sophisticated yet visually subtle. The spatial distribution of the interrelated ecological variables compliment the cool gray ambience.

“For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves.” – Herman Hesse