It’s officially autumn… And, of course, I’m excited about the new treasures that will show themselves within this colorful season… However, I’m not done sharing the treasures of summer… If you read any of my last posts regarding my summer adventures, you’ve learned about some truly spectacular places I got to visit while road trippin’ with my family… The lands… the spaces… the elements… the views… the inspiration… and simply the energies of serenity and fulfillment found in these locations were indeed worthy of capturing with my camera and writing about… If you haven’t yet read at least the last few of my blogs… make sure you do… reading them will be worth your time…
I’m not a rock climber, but for some reason, I really enjoy climbing rocks… When I see large stones within a scenic landscape I am almost, if not, completely drawn in… The sculptured shapes, the varied textures and multitude and mix of tones of the larger rocks are aesthetically appealing to me… I love the shapes, textures and hues of smaller pebbles and stones too… Yet, the larger rocks are what fascinate me the most… Maybe it’s because they are like grand art installments usually within a picturesque environment… The art of Nature made available for humanity’s viewing pleasure… And in some cases, made available for our leisure and play…
Many of the places where I spent time this summer had rocks of all shapes and sizes naturally part of their landscapes… In some of these places, I was only able to capture photographs of them… in other scenarios, I was able to walk on them… climb them… sit and rest on them… and if inclined to… play on them… I’m excited about sharing photos of some of these striking rocks I captured and saved within my portfolio… As you view the rocks, perhaps, your own imaginations will as well allow you to see the multi-faceted qualities of rocks in their organic nature…
Beautiful end of summer image (below) taken while spending time on the shore with my family… Just another day on the road… road trippin’…
Movements And Moments of Life, Connecticut…
I love this image below… It reflects for me a soft day on the ocean… Enveloped within the motions and stillness of a waning summer’s day…
The large rocks in the image following are the kinds that consistently catch my eyes… They are structurally captivating to me… They are inviting… They cause me to come in closer to observe them further… to enjoy their organic aesthetics… to play with them in my thoughts and to delight over them in my heart… The Most High God and Mother Earth are quite the Artists…
I’m like a child when I see large stones that look similar to creatures we are familiar with… For instance, this large rock in the image below is shaped like a tortoise shell and has a similar design… I’m not sure if anyone else has noticed this similarity, nonetheless, I feel it is appropriate to name this rock as many have done when they’ve discovered a rock that looks a lot like an animal… See name below image…
I couldn’t help but pull the car to the side of the road and walk over and onto this rock platform elevated above the water… Standing on these motion sculpted stones felt good… I didn’t take my crocs off for the walk across these stones, but this rock surface would’ve been a perfect place to earth myself… The word is actually, earthing… Here was a perfect place to experience the grounding calmness of… earthing…
This is (the image below) indeed a historical view of one of life’s atmospheres… There was a time when many of our natural environments, now decorated with small and large stones spread across miles of land, were once home to large ice glaciers… Over a span of thousands and in some cases millions of years… our small and large ice glaciers began to expose to us small and large rock formations… and vast areas of water… some called, oceans…
Have you noticed the different patterns and designs on the surface and within the inner parts of rocks divided into pieces… Much of these patterns and designs are due to the workings and music of the elements… and the constant seasonal changes… I believe we can also see different patterns and designs related to the regions and parts of the world the rocks exist in… Both the Art and The Artists are amazingly creative and inspiring…
I climbed (stepped up onto) a few huge rocks to get this closer capture of these stones… They are fairly large whether close up or at a distance… Either way, I made sure to take a photo of them, because they are truly decorative in nature, especially near the ocean… and nearby dock with its own rock wall as part of the foundation…
Here’s a closer look at a fascinating rock captured in one of the above photos… I think it is individual in its appearance… Perhaps, we may’ve seen other rocks like this one, but no rock is exactly the same… Their patterns, designs, textures, colors and shapes are like no other rock… It is similar to much of everything else in life… and everyone… We all are here as rare, individual living beings to standout in our own ways… I noticed this rock because it is truly different from all the others, but all the others are just as rare and beautiful as this one… in their own special way…
Every place I’ve been in my life has had its own treasures to offer… Its own gifts to share… Since a young girl I’ve been blessed to witness such treasures and gifts… and in some regards, to make good use of them… I’ve walked many paths in life… Paths that lead to various locations… The most interesting locations have been the ones that have in some astounding way rendered me partially speechless… Speechless due to the miraculous surprises that showed themselves… Experiences I never expected… Some of these experiences have simply been thoughtful messages engraved in some object, or in the dirt or sand, or they were made using our natural resources from the land… Sometimes the messages have come by way of human beings, who have spoken words that confirmed we are, as mentioned in prior conversations and writings, truly and deeply loved… Life has consistently let me know this… Life has made sure there will never be a time when I will doubt this… Perhaps, this is why I am so inspired to live in a way that reciprocates my love not just for The Most High and Mother Earth… but for all of humanity and the other creatures in our most wondrous world…
If you were plainly walking along one of the paths of life in your world… and you came across this rock heart on the surface of the land what would you think… how would you feel… I pray you would simply respond with overwhelming gratitude… for Life does indeed LOVE you too…
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