Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Stopping for a moment

 ...to just relax and think of other things...

I went back to last summer and browsed through photos I took but did nothing with...

for today, I just want to share to peaceful tranquility...

and moments...

this taken in July while sitting on a rock in our creek...


in this place there is no cell service. No one can bother me other than insects and perhaps bird calls. I can listen to the breezes above as they rustle tree leaves.


I may try it this week, although, I would be wearing winter coveralls or something similar to a snow suit. I can just sit on the old cottonwood tree's huge roots.... and settle in and just be...for a while.

15 comments:

  1. Anonymous7:45 AM

    Our bodies and minds need these quiet times just to be still and shut out the “noise” around us. Glad you can do that. So necessary for caregivers. RHill, TX

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  2. Fantastic tranquil photo!! Give all the feels. The color, dragonfly ripples and stillness. All things reflection.

    Enjoy the pending snowfall/s and all that it can offer.

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    1. It was peaceful while doing the chores. I'll go out a bit later to go watch it in the woods.

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  3. Anonymous9:21 AM

    Peace........... Lori

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  4. You live in a perfect place for this quiet to come into your life. I am also trying to make the best of each day.

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    1. Right now, one day at a time rings very true.

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  5. Looking at your photo rests my soul. Thank you.

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  6. Take what time you need in your quiet place:)

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    1. I would stay there for naps if I could!

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  7. I’m sure it could be pleasant on the right winter day.

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    1. It is usually pleasant there. No winter winds find you on the feet of the old cottonwood tree. In the summer it is shaded a peaceful.
      Win-Win.

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  8. We all need these havens of tranquility in a world that seems more ominous every day. Keep enjoying your solitude. I wish I could do it with you. I know it wouldn’t be solitude then, but I would be as quiet as a church mouse!

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    1. From Mary Oliver's Poem 'How I go into the Woods.....
      "Ordinarily, I go to the woods alone, with not a single
      friend, for they are all smilers and talkers and therefore
      unsuitable.
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      If you have ever gone to the woods with me, I must love
      you very much.”

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  9. Like you I like my outdoor walks. Well, not today. The wind is up and blowing 15 cm snow everywhere, that I carefully blew off the driveway!

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