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Playing On The Gauley River

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The mists rise early on the Gauley River foretelling an oncoming rain. The birds scramble to gather food and thicken their nests against cool damp air that comes with winter in these mountains. As the water laps over the painted sandstone pebbles I realize than my breathing has slowed to match the sounds of ripples as the river ebbs and flows over the river’s edge. The blue mountains peek out over the tree tops to observe the game as I gather smooth stones one at time and skim them across the surface of the river.

There’s something to be said for maintaining simplicity in your life. The uncomplicated act of casting a little round stone into the flow in an effort to make it jump and dance pushes away all of the chaos that comes with outside world. In all of nature the importance of playing in the life of adults is obvious. It doesn’t really have to be a demanding game . There’s no need for a point system and you don’t really need competition. You just need it to occupy enough of your mind to push back the demands on your life’s energy.
It doesn’t matter if it’s skipping stones or tossing cards into a hat. It’s a little way to take back part of your ownership of life.

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The Beautiful Little Box

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Seedbox 122719 BW — Hello friends! Tonight’s feature image is titled “Seedbox 122719BW” and is available for purchase by the instructions at the bottom of the article.

I can hear the small birds chirping just out of sight as creep along the ditch on the little side road below the interstate highway. Winter has definitely given us a mild start and the warm weather has given me an opportunity to grab a few extra photos between errands. I stopped in this spot because I caught a glimpse of some dark blue berries as I drove by. As I approach the vine to investigate I realized that I was surrounded by hundreds of tiny cube shaped seedheads. The top of each little box seems to be decorated with a finely carved relief carving. The ornamentation gives the little box the look of something one might find in a Victorian home. One pore in the center of the ornamentation allows seeds to escape. The seeds themselves are so small that hundreds of them will fit on the surface of a U.S. dime. The plant itself is nearly five feet tall.

I remembered seeing an example of the seedhead in one of my guide books but it’s not listed as food or medicine so I never really paid much attention to it. In fact it took me a couple of hours on Google just to confirm the name. Locally it’s been called rattlebox because the dry box shaped pods do make a slight rattling noise but there’s also a poison plant called rattlebox and several that go by rattleweed. So the most widely used common name is “Seedbox”. The scientific name is Ludwigia alternifolia. The genus Ludwigia tells me that it’s the same family as the primrose that adorns the edges of my yard with large yellow flowers in summer and us actually capable of listening for bees to come close. (Primrose actually sweetens it’s nectar in response to the buzzing of bees). The species name alternifolia tells me that the leaves alternate up the stem instead of growing in parallel. In this time of year the plant takes on a beautiful orange color.

The orange color of Seedbox in late December.

As a part of the ecology of Appalachia and beyond Seedbox seems to be a food source for several insects but small butterflies were named on several links.

A very small butterfly takes a break in the gravel. One of many that feeds on Seedbox.

The flower of the Seedbox closely resembles a primrose only smaller and it has that happy yellow color that makes is suitable for certain spots on my property as part of my native landscape and the fact that it attracts butterflies makes it more desirable. As a bonus we also get the beautifully designed box in winter. Image Titled “Seedbox 122719C”

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The Edge Of Destiny

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

Standing on the edge of reality one realizes the the junction of what is and what may be. There is that place where hopes and dreams intersects with strength of will and determinations. We forge our destiny like steel by tempering our failures into victory. Steel is heated, folded and hammered over and over again until all the impurities are brought to the top and removed. The steel is then shaped to its given purpose and a balance is struck between hardness and flexibility. Only after being shaped and tested is it polished and given it’s final edge.

Achieving a goal is the same. We are put through the fire and hammered over and over again to bring out our faults and weaknesses so that they can be removed. We’ll be tested over and over again and tempered by the master maker until we have the right mix of hardness and flexibility to meet our purpose.

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A Few Thoughts On New Year’s Resolutions

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

I have stopped by the little pool at Glen Ferris as I often do. I only have a few minutes to catch a moment of peace. As I watched the water cascade down the rocks and collect in the little pool my mind begins to focus on the New Year and the tradition of making a resolution. You could almost draw a resolution out of a hat and it would mean as much. You see, most of the New Year’s resolutions are really just wishes.

I want be healthier.

I want to be more organized.

I want to learn something.

I want… fill in the blank. There’s plenty to choose from.

We do this as if New Year’s Day is some magical time that empowers you to achieve a goal guaranteed or you get a refund. But when you buy something with wishes then your refund is getting your wish back. I have come to the conclusion that a lot of these resolutions wishes are given to us by the expectations of others. Or more accurately, what we think other people expect from us. And if it’s not really something that we want for ourselves then we don’t really do the legwork. Or if we do then it’s only half hearted and it is never a priority.

After giving some of these things a little more thought I’ve decided that my New Year’s resolution this year be not waiting for the New Year to start working on the things that I want to change and to decide for myself what things I want to change in the first place.

Regardless of what the goals eventually turn out to be it should be something that is truly our goals so that we’ll be naturally motivated to make them happen. Anything else is just wishful thinking.

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Holiday Gatherings

Christmas, Color Photography

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As the evening light lingers all of the ribbons are cast aside and the brightly colored paper is scattered across the floor. The gifts well received and the children are either asleep or fighting to hold their heavy eyes open and enjoy the New toys for “just five more minutes.” In most homes the feasting will continue for several days ending on January 1st.

Extended families will begin the egress back to the individual houses with those familiar connections renewed. The bonding of of their hearts made stronger with the time spent together under the twinkling lights and around the tables of home.

The love they have shared under the glow of the New Light will warm their souls in the cold months to come.

I do often think about what it must have meant to part ways again in the days before long distance communication. In a time when one cold only share their thoughts with pen and paper in hopes that an express rider would be able to deliver the message intact. In those days a person may not see a loved one’s face for decades. Those were the days when expressions of love was delivered on the back of a horse and a visit from a friend or relative was a journey through the wilderness.

But that was also an age when a person’s time was their own. Unless they were tied down with livestock ( and many were ) there was no artificial deadline to be home by. That trip over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house was one that could be experienced and not just taken. and once the destination had been reached staying for an extra day or two was part of the gift.

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