Photographs and random musings from an artist living in the California mountains
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Sunday Sunlight ~ After Solstice Sparkles
Sun sparkles on the waters of Lake Gregory in the San Bernardino mountains of California, the day after the Summer Solstice. In the Northern Hemisphere the days get shorter from now until the Winter Solstice, when they start to lengthen. In the Southern Hemisphere, the days are starting to get longer.
I love the summer solstice .....I'am a Fall, Winter, moonchild (Cancer)and i know once i've reached the summer solstice and headed down the other side every day brings me shorter days and longer nights and the promise of Fall.... Lovely photo my bloggy friend!! Hugs! deb
Dear Victoria - what a gorgeous photo. If I lived close to that beautiful spot I would just sit on the shore and never want to move. Thank you for sharing. I hope you are off to a wonderful start to the first of summer.
Thanks, Deb, I'm a winter person, too. I used to be an Autumn person, but since our fire season has gotten so insane, winter and spring are my favorite seasons.
Debbie, thank you. Sometimes sitting there and not moving is exactly what I do, especially in the summer. I sit on the end of my dock in the other seasons, but summer is just too crazy at Lake Arrowhead. It's crazy at Lake Gregory, too, but they don't allow power boats on it since it's so small, which makes it much more peaceful.
And some other Wildings, big and little, who kindly share their forest with me:
Miss Sunni, a Grey Squirrel
"To know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded." Ralph Waldo Emerson
A Mountain Lion
Mrs. Coyote
A Black Bear
Baby Raccoons
Mrs. Fox
Mountain Chickadee
A Young Steller's Jay
Common to high altitude forests all over the west
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I live in a little cottage with my furry "children" in a beautiful mountain forest where we enjoy daily visits from the little wild creatures. I love animals (you probably guessed), books, photography, tall trees, clear lakes, rain, snow, tea, the moon, and creating all kinds of art.
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I love the summer solstice .....I'am a Fall, Winter, moonchild (Cancer)and i know once i've reached the summer solstice and headed down the other side every day brings me shorter days and longer nights and the promise of Fall.... Lovely photo my bloggy friend!! Hugs! deb
ReplyDeleteDear Victoria - what a gorgeous photo. If I lived close to that beautiful spot I would just sit on the shore and never want to move. Thank you for sharing. I hope you are off to a wonderful start to the first of summer.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Deb, I'm a winter person, too. I used to be an Autumn person, but since our fire season has gotten so insane, winter and spring are my favorite seasons.
ReplyDeleteDebbie, thank you. Sometimes sitting there and not moving is exactly what I do, especially in the summer. I sit on the end of my dock in the other seasons, but summer is just too crazy at Lake Arrowhead. It's crazy at Lake Gregory, too, but they don't allow power boats on it since it's so small, which makes it much more peaceful.
Can't believe I overlooked this image, Victoria, I'm sorry.
ReplyDeleteI do so love your beautiful Lake Gregory. Especially the little quiet nooks.
What a place to meditate. Enchanting!