Birch, spruce, and Ponderosa Pine,
evergreen needles littering the ground,
scattered pine cones,
bald eagle soaring in an azure sky,
water trickling,
the sound of a distant quail,
the buzz of a mosquito.
In the middle, me.
Yarrow, balsam root, vetch, and pussytoes,
industrious insects,
a meandering spider,
a fallen log,
my daypack with some ants crawling on it,
my half-filled water bottle,
my peanut butter and jam sandwich.