by susan preston | Dec 2, 2021 | Bosque del Apache, Musings, Photo of the Day
Raven Leaps Into a Golden Morning Raven represents transformation. And what is transformation but a passing away and a quality of rebirth within ourselves? So much has shifted in this new world, marked by death and illness. And the question I am asking myself this...
by susan preston | Nov 15, 2021 | Birds, Bosque del Apache, Photo of the Day
Family of Sandhill Cranes Wading through Golden Waters To love a place is not enough. We must find ways to heal it. ― Robin Wall Kimmerer Photo Credits: Family of Sandhill Cranes Wade through Golden Water, by Susan J. Preston, Bosque del Apache WLR © 2021, all...
by susan preston | Nov 11, 2021 | Birds, Bosque del Apache, Photo of the Day
Redwing Blackbirds in the Bosque I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs. ― Joseph Addison After all the crabapple posts from last month, this quote seemed particularly appropriate. Photo...
by susan preston | Sep 15, 2021 | Photo of the Day, Trees
Crabapple Cluster The sweetest apples are eaten first. ―Matshona Dhliwayo Photo Credits: Crabapple Cluster, by Susan J. Preston, Albuquerque Botanic Garden © 2021, all rights reserved Please leave comments below... Crabapple Cluster Crabapple...
by susan preston | Sep 14, 2021 | Photo of the Day, Trees
Crabapples in Albuquerque Human are tuned for relationship. the eyes, the skin, the tongue, ears, and nostrils–all are gates where our body receives the nourishment of otherness. ― David Abram Photo Credits: Crabapples in Albuquerque, by Susan J. Preston,...
by susan preston | Sep 13, 2021 | Photo of the Day, Trees
Crabapple Bough Let the apple ripen on the branch beyond your need to take it down. Let the coolness of autumn and the breathing, blowing wind test its adherence to endurance, let the others fall. Wait longer than you would, go against yourself, find the...
