Cumulonimbus

      Building in the atmosphere,

     Billowing upwards

     A world of distant splendor -

  

    Leading us to wonder.                                            East Branch Delaware River, Hancock, NY     

Gathering,

Lighting, walking,                     

Lines drawn in time 

Each one experiments                               

     Communal and separate -
                                         

    Gathering rhythms

    Circling worlds.

    All Photos © 2009 John Hermanson.

Moon rising -

over low hills and a wide mowed field
lawn chairs set up at the far end for viewing
Fireworks -

    

Wild streams like calligraphy                                        
rise from the earth
electric, exciting
the moon stays steady
mingling with shooting stars
in ever changing compositions -

 

                                                      all Hail to the red white and blue

 

     All Photos Copyright 2009 John Hermanson

Water

Flowing down from high hills

Past a glistening forest

To a pond below

Wrapped around by roots

The home of swans

 

A place to reflect.

2 related posts about this walk at:
Lisa and Elizabeth's Excellent Adventure/Long Island
and  More About the Woods/Long Island
At About New York by master blogger Elizabeth Wix.
Thank you Elizabeth !!

Spray and Shadows -

     Water droplets highlighted in the afternoon sun...

                                                                Moving visions.

                                   

For a plethora of shots with an abundance of light and shadows, check out Shadow Shot Sunday 2

Path of Discovery -

    where does it lead ?

 

                                             past a sea of green skunk cabbage

     and a wild wavering bridge -

                        an old tree house wedged high up, a heron hidden very far below -

                                                
     while the white swan swims peacefully in a heavenly blue realm.

               Happy Trails.

                       

Season for Rabbits

The Spring Long Island Rabbit Show at Old Bethpage Restoration...
a gathering of rabbits and owners rarely seen...

                             Lots of hands on...                                                            

              

                      Lots of loving...

                            Perhaps a Giant Chinchilla ?  Or an English Angora ??

Can't wait 'til next year.