Monday, February 2, 2009

Ice Falls


Vermilion Falls, Hastings, Minnesota
Photograph by Jan Fitzgerald
Janz

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Fresh Snow


...Feathery white snow...
...glistens in the sunlight...
...waiting for the wind to blow...
...Blankets the rushing frozen water...
...and muffles the roar from below...

Saturday, December 13, 2008

Welcome to my Pasture


...Nice of you to drop by...
...why yes I do like apples...
...have a seat under my shade tree...
...and lets visit for a spell...

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Thoughtful Spot


...Come...
...have a seat...
...take the load off...
...for awhile...
...Have...
...a thought or two...
...or none at all...
...Relax...
...let the world...
...worry about itself...
...till tomorrow...

Saturday, November 8, 2008

The Post

...I have a wonderful view the whole year through...
...To hold up the fence is all that I do...
...marking the boundry between pasture and yard...
...while watching for Trespassers I keep guard...

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Spires


...Spires of Wood and Stone...
...the canyon calls...
...beckoning to the weathered tree...
...come to me at last...
...join me in full...
...become as stone...
...one with me for eternity...

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Sun Web


...evening sunlight paints the world...
...scattered rays twine together...
...a sparkling web appears...
...the spider dances in the twilight...
...as shadowed leaves chime in the fading sun...

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Whirlie Gig


...blades spin on a misty morning...
...creaking music to the ears...
...lowing cattle on the ridge...
...their scent fills the air...

Monday, September 22, 2008

Pinecones in the morning


...bright morning light...
...filtered through the fog...
...prickly branches above...
...brown cones dripping dew...

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Gunnison River


...Flowing through black schist...
...cutting deeply over time...
...the same path the lava took...
...through the years the canyon grew dark...
...as sunlight becomes scarce...
...the spirit of the canyon...
...rises from the depths...

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Oh Buzzz Off


...Bzzzz...
...now look herzzz...
...Buzz and I werzzz...
...herzzz firzzt...

Saturday, September 13, 2008

A Pleasant Place


...The gentle breeze rustles the leaves...
...inviting shade under the old oak tree...
...a good book...
...and time to read it...

Friday, September 12, 2008

Evening Flight


...Shh...
...hush now...
...listen...
...do you hear it...
...the wind in their wings...
...echo of Freedom...

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Vermilion Falls Edge

...White water...
...cascades over cinnabar cliffs...
...curling, swirling, scouring...
...in passing...

Monday, September 8, 2008

The Vermillon Falls of Hastings, Minnesota


...The music of the Falls...
...echos up the rock walls...
...drawing the visitor closer for a better look...
...misty shades of green...
...entice the imagination...
...to ponder what lies behind the rushing water...

Friday, September 5, 2008

Goldenrod by the Library


...Fingers of gold...
...arching in the wind...
...busy buzzing bees...
...Wheel bugs...
...Flower crab spiders..
...and Blister beetles...
...nose around grazing on...
...sticky yellow fluff...
...and each other...

Monday, September 1, 2008

Path to the Falls

...Strolling along...
...the roar grows louder...
...what shall we find...
...just over the rise...
...water falling over the edge...
...rainbows in the mist...

Friday, August 29, 2008

Thunderhead over Nebraska


...Mushrooms of the Sky...