The truck rumbled and rattled and crackled along the gravel road back to the park office; I was sitting in the bed, relaxing in the open air. The cool air and the speed of the truck felt brisk, though it was fortunately offset by the pleasant warmth and radiance of the sunny day. The truckContinue reading “Forest March in February”
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The Sound of Silence
**We had a nice evening snow a couple nights ago over the St. Louis metro area.** I stand outside on my front lawn. It is a dark, chilly night. The snow falls quietly, blanketing the grass and creating white shadows atop the trees’ leafless branches. Our dead end street is filled with tire tracks, mainlyContinue reading “The Sound of Silence”
Bryce in the Snow, a Nice Wintery Show
Along the long road from Missouri to San Francisco and back in February, we visited Yosemite, Death Valley, and Zion National Parks. For the next National Park, we took a long 1.1 mile tunnel leading out of Zion Canyon and made our way to Bryce Canyon National Park. The view of snow-accented hoodoos from severalContinue reading “Bryce in the Snow, a Nice Wintery Show”
Frigid Walk in the Forest
**A couple winters ago, I took a walk in a nearby forested area just before a winter storm arrived** The trail is quiet. God’s Creation is often best enjoyed in solitude. Only birds join me on my walk. Some sparrows, cardinals and robins actively scamper about, chirping loudly. A cardinal watches me. I am aContinue reading “Frigid Walk in the Forest”
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