A Fall Walk in the Forest...

Tonight we in the Puget Sound

are buckling down,

preparing for is said to be a historic storm coming...

 

knowing it was on the horizon,

yesterday was so beautiful

that I had to play hooky from life....

 

to take in

 the lovely Autumn Day...

 

won't you join me

for a little walk in the forest...

 

 



 

 A Day in Autumn

 

It will not always be like this,
The air windless,

 a few last
Leaves adding their decoration
To the trees’ shoulders,

 braiding the cuffs
Of the boughs with gold;

a bird preening

In the lawn’s mirror.

Having looked up
From the day’s chores,

pause a minute,
Let the mind take its photograph
Of the bright scene,

something to wear
Against the heart in the long cold

 

Ronald Stuart Thompson

 

 

 

here in the Pacific Northwest

it is Chanterelle Mushroom season,

I kept my eyes open for a nice handful...

 

I make my way through the waist high Sword Ferns

deep in the forest...

 

 

on this day

the Chanterelles were illusive...

 

still,

the disappointment is small...

 

time spent in nature,

soothes the soul,

grounds you

&

awakens you

 

 

at trails end,

through the woods a clearing...

 

my journey ended here

as has the journey of many others....

 

I will take you back here for a closer look

on the day

 when the veil between life and death runs thin...

 

 

I enjoyed walking with you today,

thanks for coming along...