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The Star Magnolia Bloom Of 2020

Star Magnolia 3920a — Hello friends! Tonight’s feature image is titled “Stair Magnolia 3920” and is available for purchase by the instructions at the bottom of the article.

The light turns soft and golden as the big blue truck delivers me to the parking lot in Smithers, West Virginia. I have spotted it from the highway, the large snow white bloom of the little Star Magnolia tree that always brings me joy at winter’s closing. In exactly one week the calendar will confirm what my heart has whispered for several days. Spring has finally sprung. I have been seeing the Bradford Pear trees burst out with bloom and there’s green leaves starting to shine on many of the smaller bushes. I can smell the sweet perfume of the magnolia as I close in for the shot. Each of large flowers seem to smile for the camera as the shutter snaps closed.

The first blooms to open fully seem to embrace the light as the last rays cascade down into the little village.

Other blooms seem to be a little more bashful and cover their faces. Perhaps they’re wanting a little more coaxing from the light.

Just like humans, there’s the morning people who are awake and ready to take on the day and then there’s the “Not Morning People who sleep a little while longer.

The opening of this magnolia is a tick mark on my natural calendar. The waking of the trees has begun.

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The Steady Place

Color Photography, digital art

Hello friends! Tonight’s feature image is titled “Kanawha Falls 3920” and is available for purchase by the instructions at the bottom of the article.

The evening light falls softly on the big river. The changing of the time has allowed me to reach Kanawha Falls with just enough light to set up my tripod and attempt a long exposure. I’m drawn to the rocks that are exposed as the water flows around them. The steady place in an ever changing world. My spirit recalls the lyrics of the old hymn “On Christ the solid rock I stand” as I watch the powerful stream of water crash over the edge. The flow of water is beautiful and calming from this side of the river but I wouldn’t want to be caught in it. It would be easy to be caught in the flow pulled down to the river bed. But on the steady place atop the rock there’s relative safety.

The world we live in is full of powerful streams of both news and rumors that would sweep us away and pull us under if we allow ourselves to caught up in them. But look for that steady place that elevated above the flow where peace reigns and dwell there instead.

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Winter Honeysuckle

Color Photography

Honeysuckle Bush 3320a — Hello friends! Tonight’s feature image is titled “Honeysuckle Bush 3320” and is available for purchase by the instructions at the bottom of the article.

When I open the door to my home the I’m greeted with the morning chorus. I have still not been able to get them used to my presence but that’s okay. Some things take a little time. Down in the corner of my property is the overgrown honeysuckle bush. I’ve allowed it and the Forsythia bush on the other end of the yard to grow thick. The tangle of long thin branches seem to make the perfect cover for my more reclusive visitors. In addition to the bird habitat the honeysuckle bush provides me with an early bloom that lasts well into summer. Sometimes when venture into that area I’ll find the body forms of deer that have bedded down beneath the dropping branches.

The particular type of honeysuckle is winter honeysuckle. It’s not native to Appalachia but the early bloom does provide forage for pollenators early in the year when other plants ate still asleep.

As I move closer I can hear the flutter of the tiny wings as one of Chickadees plays a game of hide and seek by keeping as much of bush between us as he can. Not wanting to preserve the little guy, I zoomed in my long lens and snapped tonight’s feature image.

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Afternoon Stroll

Color Photography, wildlife

Softly and cautiously the little doe picks her way through the brambles. The March wind has dried up the soggy ground and the sun gives her a welcomed warmth. The previous days were dark and cold with precious little to browse. But with the arrival of the sun the buds have lost their hard scales and offered her the tender morsels on the tips of the lower branches. This nutrition is desperately needed by the new life growing inside of her. Her yearling fawn follows just inside the trees watching her and learning what is good to feed on this time of year. There’s so much to learn and she has to get it right the first time because next year’s generation will depend on the yearling for wisdom and knowledge. Both deer tremble slightly as they pass by the big blue truck stopped in the middle of the road. Here on the outskirts of the capital city they are seldom chased but the instinct to flee is strong. The mother doe casts a glance back to young one and together they move behind the scrubby bushes near the road. Not wanting to disturb their meal any further, I allow engine to carry me forward at idle speed. Perhaps if they aren’t pressured they’ll allow me to get closer next time.

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And Two Become One

Color Photography

The two little streams run through the hills giggling as they tickle the exposed roots of the trees.

Gleefully they turn over small stones and leap from the large ones as they play together in the forest.

For a moment they pool together and swirl like dancing lovers as a lone dove calls a slow tune.

The two little streams playfully part once more and return to the game of running down the hill.

Their excitement builds up as the see the last falls approach in the distance and finally they stretch and reach for each other.

Two become one as they embrace and merge together. They will need the strength and courage of each other to make the last leap into the valley below and strive for their final destination in the sea.

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