Macy's Flower Show

Macy's flower show

blooms for the community.

Gift for one and all.

Dramatic ice melt

Dramatic ice melt,

like darkened bolts of lightning,

transforming the pond.

Feather out of place

Ask if this goose cares

if a feather is misplaced.

I am guessing not.

Gull couple

Ring-billed gull couple

survey their territory.

Back north once again.

Snowy abstract

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Snow and icy mix
form curvy abstract patterns.
Just how cool is this?

Snowy leaves

Leaves frosted with snow

elegantly wait till wind

removes their make-up.

Minnehaha falls

Minnehaha falls flowing

after long hibernation.

Spring comes once again.

Snowy artistry

Freshly fallen snow

creates a beautiful scene.

Nature's artistry!

Ice transition

Ice transitioning.

Elegantly back it comes...

water once again.

Old road warriors

 

Old road warriors,

still running strong together.

Boys in men's bodies.

Ice lines

Lines cut through the ice. 

Just why are they shaped this way?

Mother nature knows...

Troubadour

Horn blasting love's song,

with wings mightily flapping.

How can she resist?

Shattered panes of ice

Shattered panes of ice

rest upon the frozen pond,

soon to be transformed.

Icy reflection

Icy reflection 

from a flowing Bassett Creek.

Some fleeting beauty.

Decomposing leaves

Decomposing leaves

lie upon the thawing ground

nourishing soil.

Morning geese

Early morning geese,

paired together on the ice,

waiting for the thaw.

Dog walkers

Dog walkers emerge

from winter hibernation.

Dogs must be happy.

Ghostly plastic bag

 

Ghostly plastic bag
waves from a branch in the sun.
Painful reminder.

Ghostly plastic bag
waves from a branch in the sun.
Can't we do better?

Icy arteries

Icy arteries
run underneath the surface,
frozen until spring.

Honk if you love me

Honk if you love me
extolls a Canada Goose.
Enough already.

Enough already?
But I really do love you.
Great, then quiet down.

Mallard couple

A mallard couple

pose together on the ice.

How dashing you are.

Male Mallard

A male mallard,
iridescent head of green,
floating on the pond.

What are you thinking?
Could it be with spring's coming,
females on your mind?

Spring Harbingers

 
Robins, spring's harbingers,
finally back to join us.
Welcome back our friends!


How was your winter?
Not as cold down south, I hope.
Thanks for coming back!

Winter waves good-bye

Winter waves good-bye,

with a cold shadowy pond

soon to turn liquid.

The paradox of giving

Church of the Minorities II, Lyonel Feininger, 1926

By generously

giving of ourselves we can

live abundantly.

Paradoxically

it is by giving we receive.

So let go and live.

Mallard

 In the bleak winter
a male mallard's head shines
brilliantly for all.

Wicked winter winds

Wicked winter winds
blew their way throughout the park,
leaving behind tracks.

Simply be

 

Often times it may

be better to simply be,

rather than to do.

Cyclone Fence in Morning Sun

A photo from this morning's walk in the park. 

Boot Hockey

Twenty or so years
of playing boot hockey with friends
on ice outdoors.

Twenty or so years
of running and sliding
on ice outdoors.

Twenty or so years
of developing friendships
on ice outdoors.

Twenty or so years
of boyhood fun with aging guys
on ice outdoors.