by susan preston | Nov 6, 2019 | Photo of the Day, Wildlife, Yosemite
The Silent Space “When it comes to the beauty of nature, time stops, the space becomes silent and the soul falls asleep while awake!” ― Mehmet Murat ildan Photo Credits: Mule Deer in the Valley by Susan J. Preston, Yosemite Valley, CA © 2019, all rights reserved...
by susan preston | Oct 28, 2019 | Photo of the Day, Trees, Yosemite
Growth and Decay “Each day of human life contains joy and anger, pain and pleasure, darkness and light, growth and decay. Each moment is etched with nature’s grand design – do not try to deny or oppose the cosmic order of things.” – Morihei Ueshiba Photo...
by susan preston | Oct 26, 2019 | Photo of the Day, Wildlife, Yosemite
The Quiet Opening THE SUPPLE DEER The quiet opening between fence strands perhaps eighteen inches. Antlers to hind hooves, four feet off the ground, the deer poured through. No tuft of the coarse white belly hair left behind. I don’t know how a stag turns into a...
by susan preston | Oct 25, 2019 | Musings, Photo of the Day, Wildlife, Yosemite
The Deer Who Smiled at Me in Yosemite It’s a risky move, publishing this post. You might figure out just how silly I really am. How silly? Here it goes. This is a portrait of Buckminster, the mule deer I befriended in the Half Dome Village campground...
by susan preston | Oct 24, 2019 | Landscape, Photo of the Day, Yosemite
Tunnel View in Starlight “No synonym for God is so perfect as Beauty. Whether as seen carving the lines of the mountains with glaciers, or gathering matter into stars, or planning the movements of water, or gardening – still all is Beauty!” ―John of the...