a glory we hope to know

the glory before us

the natural world is my foundation,

below and before whatever I do

as a person with people,

whatever I do in the human world

can tempt me away from the basics,

I fear being like Narcissus

looking into the pool of water

and losing himself in his own reflection,

before all that, I want to know and live the truth

of the sun upon the earth, of plants awakening,

of the awe one should feel below a redwood,

upon a sunrise or set,

Sunrise, Mt. LeConte

Sunrise, Maui, Mt. Haleakala

Sunset, Maui

before a flower, a crystal,

Cardinal Flower, Cabin on the Creek, Gatlinburg, TN

Hearts-a-Bustin, Cabin on the Creek, Gatlinburg, TN

Jewel Weed, Road Prong, Smokies

each moment the world before humans 

can reveal a beauty

that can daunt us with a glory

we can only hope to know.

by Henry H. Walker

March 17, ‘17

Below are images from our home here in North Carolina, as we anticipate spring:

Tomatoes and tomatillos started from seed early February

Buttercrunch lettuce in garden, planted mid-February

Sugar Snap Peas, planted mid-February

Blueberry Buds, in the midst of freezing temps

Cherry Buds, amidst freezing temps