Jung Trees
As a tree-loving person who grew up in the Evergreen State (Washington), rooted among the redwoods for many years (California) and branching out into the ocean of trees called the…
Tag: blue ridge mountains
Forest, B&W
As a life-long West Coast guy, it took a few years to appreciate Eastern forests. Now, what used to seem “drab, grey and dead” has a beauty in every season.…
Blue Ridge Walk
Hues and views. Contrasts and colors. Steps to the sky in late afternoon slant of light … on the Mountains to Sea Trail.
Falling into Fall
We say it’s “Fall,” when leaves are dying. leaving the trees and descending to the dirt. I remember the Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hahn saying that a leaf is the…
Unbearably Wild
A shadow appears at the corner of my eye. I glance out the window. A black shape passes. Immediate action! Grab my phonera (why not name it phone+camera?) and walk…
Mountain Summer Evening
A video, less than a minute, capturing the peace that cannot be captured.
Saunter on the Blue Ridge
Our drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway today brought us to the trailhead for a hike up Mount Pisgah. Of the 50 others we encountered on the trail, we were…
Impermanence
I respect the wisdom I find in much Buddhist teaching. But we don’t even need Buddhism to teach us that life is fleeting, transitory, impermanent.
