Sticking it Out
Spring Lake Park, 3Rivers District | MN 2012
Last season sticking in out, trying to hold tough onto the green blades of spring.
Fence Posts
Spring Lake Park, 3 Rivers District | MN 2012
The shadows always catch my attention as I come to this bend in the path.
Stately trees, casting long reminders of the passing day.
This Bud’s for You
Sliver Lake Park, 3 Rivers District | MN 2012
The trees are blooming
Senses are filled
Warm fragrance drifts along
With a fresh spring breeze
Welcome Spring!
Misted Path 2012
Snowmobile Trail | Lutsen, MN 2012
“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.
It is the source of all true art and all science.
He to whom this emotion is a stranger,
who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe,
is as good as dead: his eyes are closed.” ~ Albert Einstein
Canon PowerShot ELPH 100HS | focal 5| f-stop 2.8 | exposure 1/500 | fisheye
Rock Hunter 2012
Lake Superior | Lutsen, MN 2012
My grandmother taught me how to hunt rocks
she showed me how to study and
delicately view each stone
to examine the qualities
texture, color, shape
when I feel the weight of a stone in my hand
there is a vibration, a connection
as if I am holding the hand of my grandmother
Nikon D5100 | lens Nikkor 18-55 mm | focal 24 | f-stop 11 | exposure 1/3
Weathered 2012
Old Shed | Lutsen, MN 2012
She sits atop the hill
Looking out onto the big lake
Her flanks seasoned with the weather
FinePix S8000fd | focal 5 | f-stop 4 | exposure 1/50
Still Waters 2012
Silver Lake Park, 3 River District | MN 2012
Still reflection
broken by the glided movement
of two paired green heads
Hipsamatic | John S lens | Kodot XGrizzeled film | Dreampop flash
Hiker 2010
Banning State Park | Sandstone, MN 2010
What is it the Hiker seeks
remains of another lifetime
a window into the past
or into the future
framing the life now lived
FinePix S8000fd | focal 9 | f-stop 3.5 | exposure 1/125
Birth of a Fern 2010
Banning State Park | Sandstone, MN 2010
The birth of a newly formed fern
can be heard as it
rolls from its downy cocoon
tossing up its arms wide
to break free
FinePix S8000fd | focal 9.8 | f-stop 3.5 | exposure 1/240
White Flower Bud 2010
Banning State Park| Sandstone, MN 2010
Life bursts all at once
last of the frost has melted away
while the river moves with fierce intent
there is a symphony of sights, sounds and smells
FinePix S8000fd |focal 9.8 | f-stop 3.5 | exposure 1/160
Green Leaf 2010
Green Leaf 2010
Banning State Park | Sandstone, MN 2010
Spring brings a sense of renewal
the smell of the earth
a core of a leaf just as it starts to unfurl
the rush of a misted breeze
FinePix S8000fd | focal 9.8 | f-stop 3.5 | exposure 1/60
Hinge 2012
Hinge 2012
Silver Lake Park, 3 Rivers District | MN 2012
As I moved along the path
the tall prairie grass reached out toward me
like a lover looking for its last hug
before the hinge is let loose
Hipsamatic | John S lens | Kodot XGrizzeled film | Dreampop flash
Shift 2012
Silver Lake Park, 3 Rivers District | MN 2012
The season has twisted
there is a definite shift
right of center
then soon
back again
Hipsamatic | John S lens | Kodot XGrizzeled film | Dreampop flash
Dancing Oak 2012
Dancing Oak
Silver Lake Park, 3 Rivers District | MN 2012
Centuries past pagan tune
plays to the old oak
as it tips and sways
in the last remaining rays
of the failing spring sun
Hipsamatic | John S lens | Kodot XGrizzeled film | Dreampop flash
Green 2012
Silver Lake Park, 3 Rivers District | MN 2012
When living in the land of ice and snow, or in the case of this winter…
brown and gray
Green is always a welcome color, now just waiting for the smell of fresh cut grass and earth
Reflection 2012
Silver Lake Park, 3 Rivers District | MN 2012
Warm reflections surface of a season now past
Knowing this too will evaporate into a memory
FinePix S8000fd | focal 9.4 | f-stop 4.5 | exposure 1/300
Whispers in the Wind 2012
Silver Lake Park, 3 Rivers District |MN 2012
The wind whispers ~ Spring
as the bite of winter is exhaled on its breath
FinePix S8000fd | focal 84.2 | f-stop 5.6 | exposure 1/550
Red Squirrel Totem 2012
Red Raven Retreat | Willow River, MN 2012
One of a family of seven. The woods were moving with curious red tails all afternoon.
The chatter and whistles of 6 babies old enough to run as momma looked on from above.
FinePix S8000fd | focal 84.2 | f-stop 4.5 | exposure 1/480
Flame Art 2012
Red Raven Retreat | Willow River, MN 2012
Ribbons of flame curl the once green 3-inch pine needles
Nature sculpts her own Flame Art
FinePix S8000fd | focal 61.2 | f-stop 4.5 | exposure 1/600
New Fallen 2012
Red Raven Retreat | Willow River, MN 2012
Crystal kaleidoscope gathered
Perched atop the small bud
Patterns drawn in my mind
FinePix S8000fd | focal 9.8 | f-stop 4 | exposure 1/180
Frosty Reminder 2012
Silver Lake Park, 3 Rivers District | MN 2012
Dangling above and zoning out as I peered over the rail into the frozen lake
Embedded in the solid moisture is a reminder of another season
FinePix S8000fd | focal 44.3 | f-stop 4.5 | exposure 1/400
Promise of Summer 2012
Title: Promise of Summer 2012
Location: Red Raven Retreat, Willow River, MN
Setup: FinePix S8000fd | Focal Length 9.8 | F-stop 3.5 | Exposure 1/120
Rising in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
Title: Rising in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
Location: Lake Superior, Cascade, MN 2010
Setup: FinePix S8000fd | Focal Length 4.7 | F-stop 2.8 | Exposure 1/75
