Strong Storms today and tornados

On my contemplative drive I will have to look to the sky and enjoy the strong storms around me.  This will prevent me from being outside today but I can none the less look to the skies for natural fireworks.

Peaceful contemplation along Sulphur Creek

This early spring morning dew is upon the mountain laurel blooming in the rock ledges and along the treeline.   I stop on my quiet walk and breath in the solitude and the distant fragrant honeysuckle.

The natural world

I seek the natural world.  Nature provides us not only our life sustaining nourishment through its vegetation but a place to live and abide during our lives.  I look to nature and nothing else as I live my life on this planet.   When I pass, others shall remain here and enjoy hopefully life and appreciate the time and small pleasures on earth.

Inner reflections

All we must do is seek quiet.  Retreat into oneself and contemplate life all around.  It is enough to calm your thoughts and if not in the aloneness of woods or other nature, to recall those times in the natural world.

Mountain Laurel

In the woodland blooms the mountain laurel
Its fresh flowers covered by the dew
Others pass by and never look to see
Natures decoration in mountains pew

The long perspective

     I now take the long perspective.  Life is a journey, it is the race not the destination.   A wise person or persons spoke the above.  It has taken me a very long time to learn this maxium.
     Today I venture again along the rocky creek, knowing that my travels  are but an infintismal drop in the stream of the earths existence.   I enjoy the sun, wind and looking for fossils.   My quiet solitude is more precious than fine gold or silver.  I found no fossils but a lifetime of remembrances, if I choose to recall them in my time.  
    I urge the long perspective but be mindful to enjoy the day and leave the world something meaningful in your wake.

Creek rocks and Sulphur Creek

Along Sulphur Creek I walked and tread upon the creek gravel looking for fossils and interesting rocks for my collection.    I stooped and picked up many but chose known,  I am quite picky.   The air was crisp low 60's and the clouds hide the sun.   I basked in the aloneness and frankly talked to myself to hear my head rattle!  That is an old saying, an old country saying.   It was said , "if you talked to yourself, at least you talked to someone intelligent."   So that is what I did, walked in loose creek rocks and talked to myself........I did not answer back!

Driving for solitude

This morning on my long drive to work I will have my solitude and peaceful view of early spring along  real creeks and woodlands.   Perhaps I will see wild birds and other wildlife.  The peaceful spring and later today more aloneness.  

Rants from voluntary isolation

If you met me, which you probably won't, you would not perceive me a hermit.
I dress in clean clothes mostly, somewhat worn, go to my job, talk to people sometimes and otherwise
appear not a lover of solitude.

But solitude I crave and find it daily with inner travels of mind.  Woodlands, creeks and
hillsides I walk feeling my particular thought retreat.

Alone is good, imagination rides the breeze and rustles leaves.
Sand between my toes, snowy mountains in my path, gnarled twisted vine cane
in my grip.......and off I waddle.