grasses

marin headlands. july 2011.

shadows and light

marin headlands. july 2011.

my favorite landscape

route 36, between red bluff and wildwood. july 2011.

on the way to the camp bbq. surprised there are even street signs out there.

dawn

 

When I awaken early

from the pre-dawn light

and reluctantly rise (before the rest),

I look at what surrounds me; 

I lay my eyes against objects simple and profound

and write a poem with my eyes and what they see. 

When backlit clouds prism rays into every shade of blue and pink and yellow;

When bare pine branches reach down

to frame sections of an astounding, undigestible sky,

I am reminded that, although
this has already been described--there are no new words to use--
somehow each dawn is original and surprising and unthought.

When I awaken early to have the new day's light fall upon me
and am given the chance to follow its caress on rock and stream and branch,
it stokes my burning, crazy love for all that is pure and good in the world.

I exist within the dream and idea of untouched woodland,
of hidden watersheds deep in the hills;
I match the dawn's incandescence with the joy of finding home.

(a dark sky,) overexposed

23rd street, sf. july 2011.

walking home from ra's engagement party. happy for her, a little sad for me. feeling reconnected with some old friends.

triathlon that morning, afternoon swim adventure with family the next day--a full weekend. nice to have a moment to be quiet, to observe.

lighted door

san francisco. july 2011.

square crest

 

walnut grove, ca. july 2011. 

best vanilla its-it of my life. triathlon the next day. hot, but not too hot. a drive along the winding delta roads. a slower life, just outside the window.

orange staircase

23rd street, sf. july 2011.

tree fibers

joshua tree. november 2010.

doorways to nowhere

monterey. march 2011.

dawn (over the lagoon)

marin headlands. july 2011.

golden gate

chrissy field, san francisco. june 2011.

numb feet in the early morning waves

 

rodeo cove, facing the pacific ocean. july 2011.

farmhouse window

marin headlands. july 2011.

turkeys on the railing

marin headlands. july 2011. 

two turkey hens sunning themselves on a railing, a loud bossy male right of frame, strutting.

dusk

marin headlands. july 2011.

sarah and brian's wedding, as dusk fell over the ocean.