Mother Nature – Page 56 – Laura Roettiger Books

A beautiful trail and an energetic puppy

Views of the Continental Divide in the distance, vibrant wildflowers on either side of the trail, and Charlie enjoying the freedom to run and expend his endless energy. A great way to spend the morning.

Shades of Green

Green the color of both strength and relaxation harmony Symbolizing life, renewal, energy, growth healing powers creating hopefulness and optimism balancing the sun and ocean the center of the rainbow Sorry, Kermit but it is easy to be green. 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚 Green is also my dear friend Sophia’s favorite color. This post is written for herContinue reading “Shades of Green”

Thanks for fluttering by

Wildflowers enjoyed yellow swallowtail friend come back anytime

Shelter in the woods

Hiking silent trails I came across a structure – Currently empty.

Recipe for a successful trail hike

Recipe for a successful trail hike: ✅ one active pup ✅ a beautiful trail with wildflowers ✅ nice weather 🚫 leash ✅ Charlie chasing butterflies and exploring but always staying close!

Fawn on its own

Where is your mother? You’re too young to be alone! Stay safe Sweet Baby.

Pine pollen – everything you didn’t know about pine trees

We live in a forest of pine trees. Unlike flowering plants, pine trees don’t attract bees or butterflies for pollination. The wind does the job of transferring pollen from male cones to female cones or on other trees. The first two photos are male pine cones and the third one, what we think of asContinue reading “Pine pollen – everything you didn’t know about pine trees”

Joy

One of my favorite things is to find shapes in clouds or nature. This beautiful cloud has a heart of blue sky within it. My entry for the word JOY in the photo contest run by dancer4theking.wordpress.com

Can You Smell the Rain? (Poetry)

Filtered rays of light stream through dark clouds Is a storm coming? Beyond it, blue sky dotted with white cotton candy clouds. The juxtaposition makes me wonder. Will heavy drops of rainfall from the sky? Will there be thunder? Lightening? Can you smell the rain?

Spring (poem)

Spring arrives in bits and pieces fits and starts one step forward, two steps back like a Chacha. Temperatures soar for a day or three then dive down like a bird of prey But then, little by little, all of the pieces come together! The scent of lilacs The sound of frogs and hummingbirds TheContinue reading “Spring (poem)”