baling time (staying cool in July series)

it's baling time
swathers, balers,
and pick ups
criss cross the land

leaving again
  
  beauty

in their wake

*Not only are haybales on the hillsides beautiful, but witnessing the farmers at work in the early mornings and evenings when the air is a bit cooler is a beautiful sight as well. 





the lavendar farm (staying cool in July series)

the soft hue of the lavendar
brought refreshement
to the eyes

and her subtle fragrance
a settling
to the mind

*While many flowers are languishing in July, it is the month of the lavendar harvest. In addition to the refreshement found from looking at the field, i could almost feel the swish of air from this butterfly's wings:



early morning dew



even in july

there is early morning

dew

*We've been having quite a heat wave here.  The grasses are turning brown. But in early morning's light, i see droplets of mercy among them.



whispered at the aquariaum (staying cool in July series)

i would

if i could

jump in with you

i'd glide too

through

your turquoise

wonderland

july sunset (staying cool in July series)



This image doesn’t exactly make one feel cool. But I think it is a cool image. J And when I stepped out onto the deck to take the picture I was delighted by the cool of evening after the scorching day. Almost makes the heat worth the delightful surprise of a summer evening breeze.

The following two images are of the same sunset.







 



ice play (staying cool in July series)



it was a scorching day

so i took some ice from the freezer

and began

to play

*To the clump of ice i took from the freezer, i added a couple of drops of food coloring. Wish i would have had more colors on hand! I noticed in the photo below, a winsome little bulldog in the lower left corner!!















See him?

Hmmm, i guess what i gained from this exercise was the reminder that if one looks closely at anything, one can see amazing things. Seems to be a theme with me lately. :) Hope you see amazing things today.





wildflowers (staying cool in July series)

i found this scene
across the road

across my
very
road


*When i came across this image i had taken a month or so ago, i was spellbound for a moment. "Oh, open your eyes," I say to myself. "Every day wherever you are.....open your eyes."