Along a wooded trail nearing the close of the year.
One is waiting to pass while the other is waiting for now.
What price is to be paid for wisdom of the present moment?
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Wildlife
Morning Mist
On a cold Winter morning, a meeting of strangers on the trail.
One seeking peace and sanctuary and respite from bother.
What is the other seeking but answers in the morning mist?
Tree of Solitude
High above in a tree of solitude, awaits a raccoon.
Peering out into the world, sensing the din and busyness.
What can be done but to remain still and create your own peace.
Dreams of Spring
Serenity held in the moment of an Autumn morning.
Prelude to the long Winter sleep sought with anticipation.
What peace will be found in your dreams of the Spring of tomorrow?
Peanut Tollbooth
The cold season approaches and preparations must go on.
Days are dying quickly and danger is lurking all around.
What can be done but to simply live fully in each moment?
Trail Guardians
An Autumn morning over a field of of muted colour.
A pair of deer with tails of white, stand curious yet guarded.
To approach or to flee: what is it that the senses seek?
White Tip
On a path, remants of a tree offer a place for respite.
A being named Grey, waits showing nothing of their moniker.
Revealing colours of contrast without a care in the world.
Autumn Encounter
An Autumn morning, the search for your next meal interrupted.
Above: your nemesis on wings follows your every move.
Below: what is that beyond, crouched looking in your direction?
Deer Muse
An early morning encounter with the Muses of Nature.
The traveller halting - spellbound with peace and tranquillity.
Who is the Spirit of All that moves through so effortlessly?
Tree of Three
Nocturnal wanderings in search of adventure before dawn.
At Sunrise, light is shone and the world revealed and awakened.
For those seeking solitude, what Truth is revealed in their sleep?