wolf moonon a silvered cypress limba silvered owl Al Gallia In the wee hours of the night, nature calls and I crawl from my warm sleeping bag. Standing in inky blackness, mottled silver moonlight flickers through the bare cypress trees. wolf moon…a black and silver forestoutside my tent Al Gallia Blessings and peace, my friends.
so quiet…not a rippleon the pond Al W Gallia by my footrustling in the leaves…a baby squirrel Al W Gallia
drifting yellowed leavessettle to their final rest…by the still woodlands pondmy soul fills with peacein dusk’s growing hush Al Gallia
My favorite season of the year! I love the colors and the smells, and the sense that God is so very near. Always magical time
I love the little things in nature, those that seem insignificant to most passersby. a flash of bluethe whir of tiny wings…wafting lotus scent Al W Gallia Blessings and peace, friends
Away from life’s busyness and noise, I relish my time of solitude in nature. The day’s stress resides as birds return to their nests and evening’s peaceful quiet settles over the little pond. Thank you, Lord, for your blessings. passing clouds…the damselflies like meneed a rest Al Gallia
quivering sawgrass… Read More Just Us Two
Today, I was privileged to witness another of my wife’s animal whispering encounters! A dragonfly flitting about our blooming gardenia found a rest stop which Bobbie quickly spotted. As she always does, she started a conversation and, for a few moments, they shared some special connection and message. I never stop being amazed! resting dragonflyher… Read More The Touch
Six years ago, while we were spending a stormy day at an Alabama coastal campground, I simply watched the rain and listened to the continuous thunder. Nature photography was my love at the time and I had no inkling then that, over the next year, I would also fall in love with haiku, a Japanese… Read More Surviving the Storms
The first snowfall in a late autumn woodlands is a glorious sight! Almost a cleansing of the year’s trials and pains as translucent whiteness slowly overlays the remaining leaves, branches, and grasses. first snowfall a white blanket adorned with reds and golds ©️Al W Gallia 2021 Standing alone amidst this wonderland, I can only marvel… Read More First Snowfall