Nature's Jewels

Hello, Dear Friends, and happy summer! 

To celebrate the beginning of summer, 

I would like to share with you

some of nature's beautiful jewels. 

Our own 14,411 ft. Mt. Rainier is a jewel in the landscape,

here in the foothills of the Cascade mountains

of western Washington State. 

 When it is finally revealed after seemingly months 

of clouds, it is a spectacular sight, indeed. 

Can you see the bird in the tree-top and the one in flight?

(The tiny black speck to the right of the mountain)

Mt Rainier creates its own weather, 

and you can clearly see the powerful forces 

of wind swirling around to form
a misty mountain necklace . 

I would not want to be caught in this swirl, 

and it is one reason climbers and small planes 

must use extreme caution. 

This tiny bird is another of nature's jewels

in the opposite extreme. Where Mt. Rainier is 

mighty in form, the diminutive Rufous Hummingbird is 

only mighty at heart. 

Here he is keeping watch over 'his' feeder and

 territory during a gentle summer rain. 

You can see the fierceness in his eyes......

He is fearless, and will go after and 'buzz' 

any intruders, no matter how large. 

Tiny raindrops (water jewels) gather 

on his head as he patiently stands guard.

When 'water jewels' are refracted by light, 

we have the beauty of a rainbow. 

No man-made prism can ever compare. 

Forget-me-not and butterflies 

go hand in hand - jewels 

of innocence in nature's garden. 

And what plant is not enhanced by a ladybug brooch?

Or perhaps a butterfly pin?

A bumblebee dangles from the heart charms 

of wild bleeding heart.

Fuchsia blossoms rival even the most delicate of earrings.

Maybe you would prefer a pair of thimble berry blossoms
to grace your ears?
Minus the little black bug?

Or a Salmon-Berry ring?

Nature is full of precious jewels if
we take the time to see......

And at the end of the day, the opalescence of 

mountain snows reflect the dying sun as it slips

silently below the horizon. 

xoxo

And the sky is filled with the glow of moonstone once more. 

xoxo


Hello, Dear Friends, I wanted to thank you for
your kind visits and encouraging words for
the Ramblin' Man.

He is recovering nicely and while he rests
I will sit quietly next to him while
visiting all of you.

xoxo