Still 2

I still cultivate the curiosity
that carried me through childhood.

Eyes still filled with
wonder and astonishment. 

Heart still filled with
gratitude for all creation.

Soul still filled with
creativity from the Holy Spirit.

© 2019 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Prothonotary Warbler - Kalamazoo River - Michigan

2. Caterpillar of Monarch Butterfly ~ Luton Park - Rockford, Michigan

3. Bull Elk in the velvet ~ Grand Teton National Park - Wyoming

4. Grand Teton National Park - Wyoming

Benevolence

Tubular clusters
of orange Butterflyweed
umbrella summer grasses.

Delicate petals
of wild Rose
beautify country roadsides.

The luxurious
summer solstice
has matured into mid-July.

Benevolent rain clouds
begin to build
promising needed moisture.

Where will
today's journey
take me?

How will I write
about my love of the land,
and all the gifts it holds?

I shall let this poem end
and feel the rain 
softly upon my shoulders. 

© 2018 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Luton Park - Kent County - Michigan

2. Spring Creek Road - Almont, Colorado

3. Grattan Township - Kent County - Michigan 

4. Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area - Utah 

5. Rocky Mountain National Park - Colorado

The Ripening

The wind rattles long rows of corn.
Deep green flags flailing in the fields. 

Bobolinks appear,
disappear in deep grass.

Roadside wildflowers stretch for the sun;
measure the ripening of summer. 

Great mounds of cumulus
shifting shape and size.

Wind leaves its tracks
on the surface of the lake.

My schedule is based on
what's going on outside;

and my creativity has the
entire sky to fly through,

whether blue or gray,
sunshine or rain, 

combing the fields and woods,
scanning the lakes and streams.

I am out here.
Please join me.

© 2017 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations: 

1. Grattan Township - Kent County, Michigan 

2. Luton Park - Kent County, Michigan

3. Fred Meijer Nature Preserve - Kent County, Michigan

4. Reeds Lake - East Grand Rapids, Michigan

5. Grand River - Knapp Street bridge - Ada, Michigan 

Saturday Morning Backroads III

Welcome to this third edition of: "Saturday Morning Backroads".

Please sit back, relax, 
and enjoy the ride.
Enter each place.
Picture yourself there. 
Become a part of the scene.

Hollyhocks, 10-Mile Road - Rockford, Michigan 

Bobolink

Butterflyweed

Mary picking Wild Black Raspberries

Eastern Chipmunk

Monarch Caterpillar

 Colorado Blue Spruce (female cones)

Dew on Jewelweed leaf

Chicory

Whitetail Deer fawns

You may also enjoy:

Saturday Morning Backroads - June 6, 2012

Saturday Morning Backroads II - October 8, 2014


Now you may want
to find your own
"Saturday Morning Backroads".

Take some time,
make some time,
to get out and about.
Bring your family.

Be sure to get out
of your car
before you drive too far. 
Walk slowly, observe closely.

It's all there for you.
Please share this beautiful view.

© 2015 Richard Havenga

Note: All of these photographs were taken very near my home in Kent County, Michigan.