Remembering Winter Before Summer Solstice

Sometimes I just need to compare... to re-mind myself.

I could complain about the heat and storms.

Or... I could take myself back to this last long and bitter winter.

Extremes

We are on the cusp of the Solstice.

Stop and re-member.

Relish in the extremes.

Moss

Only weeks after last years wildfires, I saw moss growing on the spongy swamp floor while on a solitary walkabout through my special place, The Great Dismal Swamp

Ever changing timelessness, as close as I will ever come to infinity.

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Lake Drummond - Great Dismal Swamp

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Boardwalk Trail at Washington's Ditch

This is one of my favorite paths to go down...it seems to go on forever. You can get the authentic sensation that you could get completely lost in this wilderness without the walkway as your guide. You can let your mind wander, under the canopy, just what it might have been like if you were searching for something. Just as easily, you can wonder what it might have been like to come here to become lost, as many freedom-seekers did.


The 'Dismal Town' historical marker on the boardwalk trail educates visitors.

A Gift to the American People