Tiki torch and cabana lights taken with HNS.
You all probably don’t want to hear this but too bad.
If you have never skinny-dipped you don’t know what you are missing.
Tonight marks the first skinny-dip of the season for me. The water temperature is still a touch chilly at 78F degrees, but the warm evening helped.
Silken water against bare skin.
Tiki torches casting a warm glow.
Three bats (Hurrah!) circling overhead, catching bugs.
Frogs singing in the background.
The occasional lost firefly. (Their season is about over.)
Laps in the pool: the ultimate sleeping aid.
Heaven! Sheer. Naked. Heaven.
Posted by Lynne on 06/28/2012 at 07:47 PM
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Okay, we are going back to Colorado for a day. This old tree lies at the top of our 70 acres. It’s been down a long, long time. I think it was a ponderosa pine but I can’t be certain. There are other living ponderosas that dot this ridge so it would make sense.
You’ve got to admit that in its repose it has a lovely view. If you’re going to fall over you might as well do it right.
If you back up a bit from where the tree lies you would get this view. I took these shots and stitched them together into a panorama. That’s Bull Mountain in the background. The cabin lies kind of mid-photo where you can just see trees sticking up beyond the hill.
The dry climate has weathered the tree to a state of mummification. Its bark and roots have taken on a kind of patina that only years of being exposed to harsh sun and wind can accomplish.
Its mighty roots that once kept it grounded now reach for the sky instead.
Its gnarly branches reach out in supplication.
It is indeed a grand old tree. Even in death it commands respect.
Posted by Lynne on 06/28/2012 at 06:25 AM
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