Paddling a light, narrowboatKneeling paddlers keeping afloat Pointed on both ends, open on topKeep Paddling, Paddling, don’t stop As a Cool water spray hits your faceKeep your eyes on the race Moving paddles with your shoulder and chestLet Your back and your arms do the rest Canoeing on rivers, lakes, or...
Seasons are changing Colors rearranging Greens of summer passing by Orange and yellows now say hi Where did summer go Quickly the days did flow Falls comfort won’t last long Then comes the winter white glow Snowflakes falling down Covering all the Ground Springs beautiful color will bring Another season always...
Some extraordinary sounds can be in the quietest of places. My favorite part of the day is listening to the morning conversation that nature brings into the world. They are never absent or delinquent. They routinely perform unbeknownst to each other, that they are harmonizing as if in a concert auditorium....
New baby squirrels running chasingpopping out from behind trees, racing round and roundthey are up then down scattering acorns on the groundof mother squirrels newly found learning lessons mother teachesthings they need when her age they reach life a circle of regenerationIsn’t it beautiful God’s creation Design around me everywhereanimals play,...
Listen to the songbirddistinctive songs heard giving melodious callswarning other birds from all songbirds work togetherhave no prejudice feathers variety the more, the bettercolorful heads don’t matter songbirds share the branchall on a songbird ranch humans could take a cueTo love more than a few songbirds happy as can bewhen all...
I spied the flowers from the roadWhat caught my eye was the gold Yellow sunshine in a fieldIn their centers, chocolate filled Black-eyed Susan is their nameAttracting Butterflies their claim to fame It’s the simple things in life I findThat makes me settled in my mind The fields alive with gold...
American Robins pair-bond during the breeding seasonFemales are primarily responsible for building the nest who knows the reason She starts by building the nest made of twigs, mud, and dry grass leavesSometimes the nest will have string or ribbon that the robinMight See Every year mama Robin comes back to the...
There is no match To the strawberry patch The sweet smell of a strawberry Much more than an apple or cherry Mama’s famous jams or jelly Mom’s preserves will fill my belly Picking strawberries as I sit in the row Scooting back and forth on my bottom as I go Looking...
The world is a better place with apple orchards. A place where nature’s creatures all work in accord The sounds are magical and can transform you. No words are flapping in the air, which is frustrating and untrue. It is a place that offers serenity and awakens your senses Green grass,...
