Seen on a recent trip over the phenomenally majestic North Cascade mountain range that separates eastern and western Washington state. Geologically these mountains are the newest in the US and are a training ground for climbers from around the world.
Landscapes
Lake Entiat, Eastern Washington,USA
Summer has hit us here finally in the Pacificnorthwest. Thought it might be time to cool down a bit.
Indian Slough,Padilla Bay,Washington,USA
Effort lay in us
before religions
at pond bottom
All things move toward
the light
except those
that freely work down
to oceans’ black depths
In us an impulse tests
the unknown…
(excerpt) from ‘Paean to Place’…
author: Lorine Niedecker
To the Moon
The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees.
The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas.
The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor,
And the highwayman came riding—
Riding—riding—
The highwayman came riding, up to the old inn-door.
[excerpt] The Highwayman
By: Alfred Noyes
