Tuesday, February 16, 2016
One of the most fundamental and essential aspects of life is the ability to dynamically adapt to changes in the surrounding environment. Something just over a year and a half have elapsed since the last post was added to While on a Walk. The time has come to slowly resume the Walk.
The original intent of this blog as stated in its mission was and still remains: "The photographs in this project are about the sky, the earth, the plants and animals, and about the experience of being in their presence, the experience of their spirit, the experience of wonder and awe and delight. They are intended to be catalysts for contemplation, for leaving oneself open to allow wonder and delight to take hold and mature."
The only text I will include in posts going forward will be limited to the general location and any supplemental information needed to give the photographs a context. If the viewer is interested in flora and fauna identification beyond any included in a post, feel free to do your own research. In the meantime, leave yourself open to allow wonder and delight to take hold and mature, to appreciate the Earth for all its own innate beauty and spirit:
It was a rather warm, but beautiful mid-winter day. From the high cirrus clouds to the sky blue reflection on the surface of the river water, the river was as magical as ever.
As discussed in the July 9, 2014 post, this is the river healing and renewing itself. Continuous erosion and deposition dynamically reshape the channel. Black Willow, dormant for the winter, both stabilize the river bank soil and provide a perch for numerous smaller birds. Pairs of American Wigeons were abundant and actively feeding in the shallow areas of the river. And, of course, there are many more photos from this walk for future posts.
