by Bela Johnson | Jan 26, 2021 | #writephoto, COVID-19, human interest, Uncategorized
I stand alone, silhouetted by the dawn, queen of the mountain, the hill or nothing at all, tiny speck on a speck of stardust, endlessly orbiting in a vast, wide universe, wondering (do trees and coyotes wonder?), waiting, I suppose, to rejoin the human race after too...
by Bela Johnson | Jan 5, 2021 | culture, perspective, politics, Uncategorized
There is a divide growing in the US larger than the Grand Canyon.The Grand Canyon is a spectacular natural wonder, whereas events leading up to the scope of this divide have been anything but. Quite literally, Americans have been cleaved along lines of those for...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 30, 2020 | musings, nature, perspective, philosophy, relationships, Uncategorized
An avalanche or a rockslide cleaves sharply from its origins; boulders of perception tumbling, tumbling, thundering carelessly over terrain flinching passively; unexpected projectiles lodging fragments into storied ice; Millennial madness, and it drives and it falls...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 14, 2020 | country living, high desert, lifestyle, nature, Uncategorized
Looking out this window seems sacrament. We are surrounded by Ponderosa pine forest, and, as in Hawaii with the ocean, I tend to take the trees more for granted, the longer our tenure in this place. I remind myself to remain better in touch with not only these regal...
by Bela Johnson | Dec 11, 2020 | desert life, lifestyle, musings, nature, philosophy, sense of place, Uncategorized
Hawaii was a visual banquet. At every turn I couldn’t help myself. I visually grabbed until, overstuffed, I collapsed in sensory overload. Lush tropical foliage, expansive ocean views that ranged from turquoise to indigo, most set against jet black lava. A loop...
