The sway of trees in the mild summer winds

I most enjoy witnessing life in extreme enviroments. Such as the hot springs of Yellowstone, the caves of Carlsbad and the mountains of Big Bend. The area is so hostile yet life survives.

Social aspect of animals, interesting physical development of plant life

Sunsets and sunrises. Equally humbling and awe-inspiring.

Ocean waves crashing.

The Ocean

Wild animals. Mountain goat mother and kid at Lake Colchuck (6,000', WA. I have never seen a baby Mountain Goat this small.

I love wildflowers. Cliff Penstemon flowers suspended over Icicle Creek, WA. Extremely rare Tweedy's Lewisia only grows in certain exposures and elevations in North Central Washington.

EVERYthing ! The sky, trees, soil, insects, wildlife, weather, water, growing things, where trails lead to, sounds, sun, moon, clouds , and on and on.

I love watching birds interact with each other and how they use their wings to serve as expressions. I love the stillness and breeze of being near water . Sunrises and sunsets and the different animals that respond to each change

Far more things than I care to specify.

Ocean waves, animals, trees, flowers, pretty much everything.

As a mushroom picker, that's easy. A big patch of chanterelles with a couple of cauliflower mushrooms!

Caves and rock formations. I always have a sense of awe inside of caves. I also really like rocks and stones and gems.

All of it.

Sound of the forest, animal behavior in the wild and as homely pets. The beauty in the grace, shape and curve of the human female. The voice of a woman as she whispers.

I love hiking to high alpine lakes surrounded by white glaciers and jagged mountain peaks. After dark, I look up and feel awed by the glowing Milky Way and billions of sparkling stars.

Hiking is a transcendent, uplifting experience for me. It engages all of my senses. Most importantly, it calms my busy mind. I feel most centered and grounded in the mountains.

When sunlight filters through the trees the way it does with lace curtains, I feel an enveloping happiness to be alive. This is the core of being human. My joy is made stronger by the certainty that someday it will all come to an end. It’s a rare gift to understand that your life is wonderous, and that it won’t last forever.

How much time do you have?

In short, everything I can. But everything from the smallest insect to the biggest trees. As a shutterbug, I mostly take pics of birds, more birds. flowers, moss, mushrooms, butterflies, dragonflies.

Water: the ocean, s lake, rivers, ponds. Always changing.

Water. Watching water flow, or fall, or swirl, or crash in waves... it’s so cathartic. The look of water, the sound of water... from a little stream to the giant oceans, it’s one of the most amazing things in nature.

Where water meets land and sky

Waves and the sound and smell of rain. I've lived in the desert my whole life, being able to take in the Ocean with all of my senses is rare, almost as rare as rainfall here in Vegas.

Birds

Birds, wildlife.