Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flowers. Show all posts

Monday, September 6, 2010

Lunch on a Sky Island

Finally, I know some of you are saying; this series of post come to an end and indeed it does.

It was time to leave and head home, however, I was getting hungry and was thinking, well, I can’t eat at one of the wonderful restaurants to be found along the Salsa Trail, so where?

Of course, it was right in front of me. Why not at say … oh 6000 feet or higher. I really did not want to go to the top of Mt. Graham, but lunch about half way up or so sounded just wonderful.

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Stop at the old sign.

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Running waters allow for a moment to pause and give thanks to God for life, food, my children and grandchildren.

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What a wonderful view to have a can of vanilla. While breaking of bread is not the same for me as it is for you, it is still a moment to just pause and look around at the world. To renew the body and have strength to go forward.

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Time to head down and go home.

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I want to leave you with this sight. A very common sight in this part of the world. Not exciting but somehow pertinent and spiritual to me none the less. I have for years carried a picture of my day taken in a place much like this. He always said that these little yellow flowers were a gift. I understand now, they are right there, almost every day. They are there to be a gift to our eyes.

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Time to say goodbye. And so I did.

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Thank you for taking the trip with me. I had fun and I was moved.

Monday, May 5, 2008

between the ground and the trees


between the ground and the trees
come colors that please
some red, some white, pink and yellows
all with life for them and wonderful smells for others




between the ground and the trees
they are things of beauty
an attraction of substance to that which know
yet for most, just a blur in the breeze




between the ground and the trees
some are soft and gentle
others are like snarling dragons
with teeth of thorns for leaves





between the ground and the trees
there is life and death
it's right there, just look
take a moment, hold someone's hand





between the ground and the trees
for some it's a home
for others a place to work
for god, a place to brush and be pleased





between the ground and the trees
it is where we persist
don't tarnish it with ugly
let it exist