Ridgetop Treasure

**From above the ground, a trellis provides a fertile place for grapes to grow.**

From a ridgetop garden

Nature’s treasure hides out

Offering its harvest

Flora lives all about

Flowers blooming early

Winter now disappears

Colorful bouquets reign

Sweetest fragrances cheer

Warming springtime sunshine

Changes the ground cover

New, tender shoots of grass

Young deer will discover

**A young deer finds the tender grass to her liking.**

Trellis roof shelters grapes

Ripen in summer’s sun

Fill with juicy flavor

Birds enjoy tasty fun

Apple and black walnut trees

Shading nature’s grand shrine

Fruit dropping to the ground

Squirrels and deer will dine

Former home site lives on

Garden paradise waits

Coming alive each spring

Winking back at its mates

**Apples ripen in the warm summer sun.**

All of the photographs were taken during a couple of recent morning walk at Chestnut Ridge Metro Park, which is just minutes away from Canal Winchester, Ohio. The hilltop garden remains long after the house (built in the 1930s) was abandoned. I was blessed to spend several minutes photographing a very cooperative deer while I was quietly standing near a tree.

17 thoughts on “Ridgetop Treasure”

juliedibblewrites on July 25, 2020 at 4:29 pm said:

Good afternoon, Richard, how lovely to read your meditations and see the photos. I am just getting back to the blogsite today. Thank you for reading some of my writing. I will respond in a bit. In Christ, Julie

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- bigskybuckeye on July 26, 2020 at 12:17 pm said:
  
  Julie, I appreciate you staying in touch. I need to return to some of your posts soon. May God continue to fill your faithfulness.
  
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  - juliedibblewrites on July 26, 2020 at 4:24 pm said:
    
    Thank you so much!
    
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Jim Borden on July 26, 2020 at 8:33 am said:

beautiful ode to nature; and how lucky to get a picture of the deer!

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- bigskybuckeye on July 26, 2020 at 12:18 pm said:
  
  Thanks Jim. I was able to take several photos of the deer as I stood quietly back in the trees. It was a blessing that no one else came up on the trail for the deer would have run away.
  
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  - Jim Borden on July 26, 2020 at 4:40 pm said:
    
    your lucky day, Richard!
    
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Child Of God on July 26, 2020 at 9:06 am said:

I LOVE IT. WILL REBLOG

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- bigskybuckeye on July 26, 2020 at 12:19 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much Pat. This home site with its garden is a treasure to visit when I walk this park.
  
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Child Of God on July 26, 2020 at 9:06 am said:

Reblogged this on From The Darkness Into The Light and commented:
i LOVE THIS POET AND FELLOW BLOGGER, MY FRIEND

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Renee/Heart Tokens on July 29, 2020 at 8:21 pm said:

Love the deer and the poem! 🙂

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- bigskybuckeye on July 31, 2020 at 7:06 pm said:
  
  Thanks Renee. I was blessed with a wonderful opportunity to take several pictures of the deer. I walk this trail frequently, but this was a first for my camera to capture. I have used this nearby metro park for a few poems.
  
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  - Renee/Heart Tokens on August 1, 2020 at 12:39 am said:
    
    It looks like a lovely inspiration spot! I’m so glad you got to capture the moment and share!
    
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SLIMJIM on July 30, 2020 at 4:29 am said:

Reading this post and seeing the picture makes me wish the virus is over for us in California

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- bigskybuckeye on July 31, 2020 at 7:09 pm said:
  
  I walk this metro park frequently as it is located about 10 minutes from my home. I always feel close to God when walking here. It is a challenging walk with moderate to difficult nature trails, but the Creator’s hand is evident everywhere.
  
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  - SLIMJIM on July 31, 2020 at 9:02 pm said:
    
    Wow the fact that these are pictures you took makes it more significant
    
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lindaswriting139996633 on August 12, 2020 at 1:50 pm said:

Wonderful poem and photos! It makes us feel like we were right there!

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- bigskybuckeye on August 12, 2020 at 6:45 pm said:
  
  Linda, thank you for reading. I am blessed to live not far from a couple of incredible nature parks.
  
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