Payette

 

All the silver threads

glittering in the Payette River

briefly reflect the light, then blend 

into the blue-green water

as the current weaves

a liquid tapestry

through the canyon;

laughing as it tumbles

over large boulders,

obeying gravity,

joyful on its journey.

© 2022 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. 2. & 3. Payette River - Idaho

Open Spaces

From the sagebrushed flats,

through the red-stoned canyons,

over the junipered plateaus,

and into the forested mountains,
I crave these open spaces.

These wild places
where Western light
colors the atmosphere,
brings the very air alive.

© 2020 Richard Havenga

Photo Locations:

1. Grand Teton National Park - Wyoming

2. Canyon de Chelly National Monument - Arizona

3. Flaming Gorge - Utah

4. West Elk Mountains - Colorado