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“Chasing angels or fleeing demons, go to the mountains.” -Jeffrey Rasley Nature’s Pace We arrived in Estes Park in the early afternoon. Topping the hill and looking down on the valley from the welcome sign above the town below, we were all taken in by the scenery of the surrounding mountains. There are times when expressing what one experiences in the moment really has no voice that adequately conveys the feeling you… Read More
“Let us spend one day as deliberately as Nature.” – Henry David Thoreau The water is calm today in front of my bench. Long ago, the ripples from the water were many, as raw materials and finished goods were floated up the canal by horses and mules, pulled by ropes from an adjacent towpath. In later years, the animals gave way to barges and boats and the towpath became a paved walking… Read More
“A forest bird never wants a cage.” -Henrik Ibsen On to our third entry for bird of the year (there is no actual contest going on). It is everyone’s favorite cartoon bird, for those of us who remember cartoons that is, the woodpecker. There are many different species of woodpecker across the globe and here in the United States. This particular one is also the largest in North America, with the Ivory-billed… Read More
“The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.” -Robert Burns Sometimes, things just do not work out the way you plan. Our impromptu trip to Idaho was only 15 hours old, and as we sat in South Dakota after a long day’s ride, there were two things that troubled us, so much so that we decided to explore all our options over dinner. The first thing was me, or more… Read More
“I always wonder why birds choose to stay in the same place when they can fly anywhere on the earth, then I ask myself the same question.” -Harun Yahya Our second entry for bird of the year, and in no particular order, is the Blue Jay. While having a somewhat nefarious reputation in the birding world for stealing the eggs of other birds, the Blue Jay itself is striking in color. Like… Read More
As a hobby, K2 and I enjoy birdwatching. For me personally, there has always been something about the ability to fly that I have found intriguing. Over the years, I have read and written poems about birds and watched countless hours of the comings and goings of our fine feathered friends to our birdfeeder and beyond. The sights and sounds of these creatures as you stroll through the woods are both mesmerizing… Read More
Wandering Poet Adventures 