Bold Winds Speechless

But, as we often see against some storm
A silence in the heavens, the rack stand still
The bold winds speechless, and the orb below
As hush as death, anon the dreadful thunder
Doth rend the region.
—William Shakespeare, Hamlet

Summer storms in Michigan approach “anon the thunder.”

Tasting Life Twice

We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection.”
– Anais Nin

Nature Through Our Filter

What we observe is not nature, but nature exposed to our method of questioning.
-Werner Heisenberg

Huron National Forest, Michigan

Our Doubts Are Traitors

Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt.

William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure

Genesis

This is a wonderful day.  I have never seen this one before.
Maya Angelou

Hartwick Pines, Michigan

Power of the Suggestive

The power of the suggestive is much greater than
the statement of reality.

C.W. Mundy

Kensington Park, Michigan

Beauty in Light and Shadow

All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.”
Leo Tolstoy,   Anna Karenina

Summer’s medley, composed of light and shadow.  is now playing at Michigan’s lakes and woods.

Newburgh Lake, Michigan

Silent Awakenings

Sometimes the most profound awakenings come wrapped
in the quietest of moments

Stephen Crane

Hartwick Pines, Michigan

Melody of Light and Shadow

The music is not in the notes, but in the silence between.
–Wolfgang Mozart

The layers of the forest create an ever-changing melody of light and shadow.

near Ann Arbor, Michigan

Sunlight Like a Gentle Balm

Summer sounds of a whispering brook and the sunlight pours down like a gentle  balm.

Fleming Creek, Michigan