Nature's Beauty

Despite having three major blisters from yesterday’s park walk, I was tempted out by the daylight and delightful weather. So I left for a walk at 8pm at night and got back at 11:15pm. How three hours can evaporate as I amble along Alaskan highways just amazes me.

I was thinking about how no matter what your situation in life is, nature is a constant comfort if you take the time to absorb it. You can have absolutely nothing or everything and still be inspired by the way wind blows through tall grass, sunlight plays through leaves, and birds sing in the silence of the outdoors in an out of the way spot.

Cloud watching has really become one of my past times. There are so many kinds of clouds here, and they move so fast, like they have an agenda to keep. You can see distant rain falling from well shaped grey clouds, or a cloud can sit over your head and rain on you while all around the landscape is lit up with sun. This also makes for huge rainbows sightings – and that never gets old.