The world needs serenity and peace and calm more now than maybe it ever has in recent decades. The images I chose for this blog post are from about 10 days ago, which seems like a lifetime ago. So much has evolved so quickly in the past week in our world due to the COVID - 19.

I have so few words to share, my brain is tired from what has been happening. I hope you get some sense of peace from my images and those of my friends in this blog circle. I am grateful that the beautiful outdoors and nature cannot be closed. Even if it’s just a walk down your street, in a park or in your own backyard, try to enjoy a few moments of fresh air and nature.

My two friends and I went out for a snowshoe in the mountains about 10 days ago - we laughed and talked, enjoyed the snowfall and fresh air, stopped for pictures and ended our afternoon with a well deserved meal. I will look forward to more days like that when all this craziness has disappeared.

The trail essentially followed a creek bed and the creek poked out of the snow periodically.

Still seeing signs of the 100 year flood in 2013 - so amazing.

Stay safe and stay healthy, friends.

The Serenity Project is a collaborative photography project featuring images that bring a sense of peace and calm. Please continue our circle to to see what has brought my friends serenity this month.

Follow the link to see what brought Iris Nelson, Metro Phoenix Photographer, serenity this month.

Enjoy this month’s circle with my talented friends.

Santa brought me snowshoes this year! A friend and I headed out last week to some local trails not too far from the city that I didn’t even know existed! It was a much needed nature break. I didn’t take very many pictures, I didn’t want to bother my friend, a non-photographer, with my constant stopping. She is very understanding, however, as her husband is also a photographer.

When we arrived and started getting our gear ready, the snow started to fall in big, fat, soft flakes. The best kind of snow!

After a while the snow slowed and mostly stopped. The trails were quite compacted, so snowshoeing was loud when we were in motion. We’d stop every now and then to rest, soak up the view and enjoy the silence out in the woods. We never saw another person out on the trails, though there were numerous vehicles in the parking lot. Some were cross country skiing, some were “fat biking” (bikes with very large tires that can be ridden on snow), some just walked their dog out there. There are different trails for different activities with tracks laid for cross country skiing on those trails.

I was astounded that I didn’t know about this trail system and I look forward to going back in other seasons to explore a bit. I could see that under the snow in some places were open meadows and wetlands. A day out in the trees and fresh air is just what I needed! Spending it with a friend was the icing on the cake. I look forward to exploring this new found area some more.

Next in the circle is Ohio photographer, Eileen Critchley .

Click the link to see what serenity looks like for her this month!

Thanks for being here.

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