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Take a Break

September is flying by and I realized today that it’s time for me to Take a Break from writing blog posts for awhile. I will be back writing and sharing photographs in October, but for now, I will enjoy stepping back from blogging to re-charge and focus on my photography and writing in a different way. Grace All sounds spring from silence. All things, seen and unseen, come from truth. Knowing this to be the case, why not surrender fully to the flow of grace?    — Danna Faulds, Limitless I’ll see you here in October. May you walk in Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Mid-September

The days are getting shorter though the weather is still warm. My walks in the neighborhood bring me great delight as I watch the ponds, trees, and plants begin to prepare for the coming winter. Though I am not looking forward to the end of warm days, I am enjoying Mid-September There are many wood ducks gathered in the pond that lies across the street and down the hill from our house. This morning I enjoyed watching them and listening to the haunting cries of a female wood duck. I am discovering great pleasure in photographing the seasonal changes in Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Just for Fun

Just for Fun Yesterday when I filled the bird feeders a bit of seed spilled onto the sidewalk. This cheeky little chipmunk came upon the seed and decided to chow down. He (or she) ate and ate and ate. And I photographed the little creature again and again. I decided to place the photos in a vertical line just for fun. Have you heard the laughter that comes, now and again, out of my startled mouth? How I linger to admire, admire, admire the things of this world that are kind, and maybe also troubled – roses in the wind, Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Ups and Downs

Looking out my windows this morning I saw golden cottonwood tree leaves floating on the surface of the pond behind the house—portents of bare tree limbs and winter days ahead. But I also saw the beautiful peeling bark of the river birch tree in the backyard and the goldenrod blooming at the edge of the pond. I am soaking in the beauty of this day. Life is full of Ups and Downs and this week has reminded me that nothing stays the same, surprises are expected. Feeling great about my two mile hike in Wolsfeld Woods Monday, I was surprised Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Return to the Woods

This morning I took a hike at Wolsfeld Woods SNA. I haven’t been there since late spring and it felt good to Return to the Woods This is one of my favorite places to hike. A remnant of the Big Woods that once covered a large portion of this part of Minnesota, these woods are filled with tall maple trees, oak trees, and basswood trees. When the leaves turn golden in the fall, walking there is like walking in a golden cathedral. Today, only a few leaves have fallen, harbingers of what is to come in about a month. When Read more…

By Marilyn, ago