Archive for July 26th, 2014
Celebrating Through the Pacific Northwest
Posted in Celebration Saturday, tagged #clmooc, #nwpianthology, #through, 5 image story, Bainbridge Island, Pacific Northwest, The Bloedel Reserve on July 26, 2014| 9 Comments »
Ruth Ayres invites us the celebrate each week. Click over to her site Discover. Play. Build. to read more celebrations.
On Kim Douillard’s blog “Thinking Through My Lens,” she invites us to tell a story with images to the word through.
Today, on Celebration Saturday, I celebrate the beauty of the Pacific Northwest. I am privileged to be here with my mother-in-law a respite from the heat of the south. My sister-in-law is our tour guide. Yesterday she led us on an informative tour of the flora of The Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island.
Here is my five-image story/poem from our day trip to Bainbridge Island.
Through the window of the ferry, we sail away from Seattle.
Through a forest of birches, rhododendron reflect on a passing stream.
Pacific angels send a breeze of salty healing air through my lungs to lighten my heart.
Even the root of the fallen hemlock becomes sculpture through God’s eyes.
Follow me through the Japanese Garden to discover gnomes among the moss and fairies in the trees.
Reflections on the Teche 