Observations: Patterns in Nature

Observing the beauty of patterns in nature while wondering how can nature survive in the polluted environment we as humans have created.

We went for a walk on the Riverwalk Boardwalk along the St. Lucie River in Port St. Lucie, FL yesterday. I was in awe of the patterns that nature delights us with, if one would only take the time to observe.

It saddened my husband to see how brown the water of this estruary is. You can’t see the fish below the surface of the water in the shallows. He has always fished the rivers, streams and creeks of the Hudson Valley. Yes, it saddens me as well, but I see the little miracles of life that continues to survive admidst air pollution, pesticide runoff and plastic waste.

The patterns on bark, the twisted entanglement of the mangroves and the ripples of the sun reflecting on the rivers surface…