WPC: Solitude

Stillness openness wildness just me
standing in one place taking in
the wind my feet digging in to the wet sands
and grounding me again to being one

Weekly Photo Challenge: Shadowed

Photo By: Carrie

Clam Beach, McKinleyville CA

I felt a raindrop, on my cheek and my shoulder, the air temperature instantly sank colder. The sun was still out, for how long was unclear but I was purposefully alone and I wanted to be here. Perhaps I made it, just in time, between storms or perhaps I was about to get soaked.

Weekly Photo Challenge: On Top

 

Photo By: Carrie

This is a rather significant climb up, especially for a just turned 4-year-old. The ground is tightly compact, doesn’t give when you step. So, instead you slip with each step forward. He eyed this hill the entire 24 hours we camped here. Our tent is just out of the frame at this hills base. As my husband was packing up the tent and last belongings into the car my son decided it was time to conquer this hill. Getting down was actually much more treacherous than climbing up.

A few of the remarkably impressive Trona Pinnacles are in the foreground.

**This post is part of the Weekly Photo Challenge from WordPress. You can find more “On Top” entries HERE.

You and Me

Photo By: Carrie

Your strong
Little hand
Rarely rests in
Mine
Your mind
On an adventure
Most of the time