What a Sap! -Guest Heart Thursday

This is a photo of pitch, or sap flowing over the bark of a fir tree.  This is the fir tree's way of healing itself.  The results can be quite beautiful.  What I liked about this one, is the green reflection of the forest that is caught in the golden droplets.  It is quite lovely.

There are two hearts to be found in th is picture--one is VERY tiny!  

I can hardly wait to go walking in the Forests of my childhood.  It is always so beautiful when spring comes to the canyon and the forest surrounding what once was The Abandoned.

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Crackle Mud Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

Sissy and I went for a walk through The Abandoned last week.  She was the one who found this heart for me.  Who would have thought of looking for a heart in a crackly, dry mud puddle?  

Here is the view of all that is left of the main building.  You can't really tell it, but I am standing at the top of a very steep cliff.  The tracks of big equipment are actually far below.  Those piles of gravel are HUGE.  One can find the most amazing agates and rocks here.

Above you see the main building which once stood here.  They've done a very good job of  reducing the entire complex to bits and pieces of gravel and rubble.

It still seems magical to me.  Especially the forests which still surround this area.

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Crack in the Clouds -SkyWatch Friday

The sun was so bright that day, I could hardly take the picture.  You can see a tiny bit of rainbow where the sun peeks through the crack in the clouds. 

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Clouds Over The Abandoned -SkyWatch Friday

One can always find something to look at in the forests surrounding what once was abandoned.  The skies are full of clouds, the woods are full of life.  I took this picture awhile back.  I can hardly wait to walk again in the forests of my childhood--it has been too soggy yet this Spring to do so.  We've broken a lot of records for daily rainfall since January!  But we are expecting good weather next week--perhaps I'll step into the magic of childhood once again then.  

Have a lovely weekend.

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