Balmy Summery Day - Coastal Scenes

An early taste of summer?

It was balmy today, as if time

had shifted to the tropics,

and winter was suddenly over.

The air is sweet with blossoms

and fruits, now, a heady time of

year. Memory of the dark

at once forgotten.

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Spring Maiden

In Spring she

is white,

dusting off

the dark,

resplendent

in pale

finery.

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Going Green

Glowing, going green

a hedge in the sun,

surfacing, rising,

coming out.

Bright to the eyes,

after the dark earth,

the sun warms

the green and it

glows.

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Black Wood Light

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Persephone's Seeds

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Eve's Apple

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Adam's Life

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Rich Bounty

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Shower of Stars

I saw a shower of stars,

in the sky and on

the earth.

I saw a shower of stars,

expertly placed,

and artistically worked,

and they were

just so.

No hand had made

them so,

they were expertly

placed.

There was a shower

of stars in the

sky and on

the earth, no

human hand had made.

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Hope

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Faerie Traveller

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Early Spring Stars

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Early Rainbow Spring

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Peppercorn Dream

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Cypress Pollenation

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Early Spring Sky

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Cross Over

Prompted because of a post of mine on 'the other blog',
I searched on the phrase 'how to do' and found this ...

Work of the Trees

The children came to dance beneath the trees,
to laugh and tumble in the rusting leaves,
and learn of simple life by Nature's touch.

Then they grew tall, broad and long of hair,
And knowledge was seized like a stolen pear
while the wisdom of flowers was trampled.

As men and women they forgot to sing,
of such natural truths that wonders bring,
and their spirits withered in sad decay.

Yet some still heard the laughing leaves of dawn
and became shaman, wizard, seer and crone,
and rekindled the spark of innocence.

They live where what was, is what now will be,
nurturing powers drawn from memory,
for within yourself is rebirthing Light.

Living challenge will dictate 'what to do',
but 'how to do' must be found within you,
each by each to wonder where ever when.

faucon

Daphne & Wattle Bird Spring

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Woodland Snowdrops

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Light Jonquils

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Postcards From Cyberia

Just because Imogen has decided to take a working holiday in Cyberia at the new Hermitage Villa does not mean she will be abandoning Lemuria. No, there will still be things happening here, as nature never stops. These postcards are taken of a wonderful place in Cyberia, found while Imogen was out exploring. This place changes colours, according to dreams. It is called the "Villa of Dreams", after all.

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

He found it!

In 1964 my brother and I took a trip to Yosemite National Park. Half Dome you may recognize. The other formation is 'Old Man' -- many miles away and more than 2,000 feet above the valley floor. That is my brother sitting there --

I took this -- just because we could.

Never more!

faucon

Earth Fires

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Sepia Gums

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Italiano Spring

Everything is covered in

sugar, sweet-like

bee-honey,

sugared almond colours,

like bonbons on every

tree.

Edible magnolias,

dainty pink

blossoms,

Italiano Spring

is good enough

to eat.

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Pink Icing Spring

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Sugar Coated Blossoms

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Fine Porcelain Camellia

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Porcelain Magnolia

The Hermitage Gardens are

blooming with ancient Magnolias.

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Ancient Magnolia In The Sun

{c. 20 million year old lady}

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Latin Tapestry - Ancient Magnolia

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.

Sunny Italiano

Villa of Memories

copyright Imogen Crest 2006.