October is a time when autumn descends on the northern hemisphere, and flowers appear in the southern hemisphere. Many of the northern trees turn from green to shades of red, yellow, gold, and orange as depicted in this painting called Big Mountain Autumn.
Autumn Maple
By Al Vester
All gilded are the hills that autumn crowns
With maple trees and thistle down,
Where winds do softly toss and tease
The leaves turned bright by nightly freeze.
My heart and dreams are always found
On wooded hill near edge of town,
For this is where my soul’s at ease
‘Neath Douglas fir and maple trees.
When woodland thrills to autumn sounds
Of hunters and their baying hounds,
I love to lie among the leaves
Idly doing as I please.
Let others run and chase around
Searching for the joy I’ve found,
Brought every autumn by the breeze
‘Neath Douglas fir and maple trees.
Conservation
We live in a beautiful world that was created for our use, but also a world we should care for with wisdom and responsibility. In my youth the topic of conservation of resources was often discussed, which to my young mind meant that we should wisely use and not abuse this world in which we live. Continue reading “Whatever happened to the idea of conservation?”
