As I stay in my house with the air conditioner running full blast, I dream of a return to the natural cool found in the Pisgah National Forest. Trees are Nature’s air conditioner, and the cool water of the mountain waterfall is more refreshing than any artificial cool. The rocks above show the upheaval of the Earth’s tumultuous past, while downstream the water flattens out to a wonderful calm place for people to swim.
Summer heatwave
Making birds and people pant
Dreams of a cool stream
Photos of Looking Glass Falls: Dwight L. Roth
Roth Poetry 
While in the land down under we have our heaters on full in this exceptionally cold winter.
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A taste of summer for you cold winter days!
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That’s right. Thanks.
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oops… your
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absolutely beautiful pics
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Thank you very much!
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That looks like the perfect place to spend some time.
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It is wonderful!
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Wonderful photos Dwight and a very refreshing Haiku …
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Thank you, my friend. A bit of summer for your cool winter days!
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You are so right about those cool mountain streams (and waterfalls!).
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Nothing like them. Beats the heat every time.
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🙂
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Wonderful haiku, Dwight. Love the Pisgah National Forest. Great pictures .💕
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Thank you Grace! It is a most beautiful place to visit! So glad you enjoyed it!
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My pleasure. It sure is. I am grateful to live close enough to visit from time to time. 💕
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That is wonderful.
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It sure is.💕
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Mother Nature is always beautiful
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Yes, the very best! Thanks!
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Great photos. Lovely words.
It’s a catch 22. It’s the AC that makes the heat unbearable.
Let’s get outdoors more.
Thanks.
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Thank you Selma! Getting out is always best!
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Beautiful waterfalls and poem. I know the feeling, Dwight! It’s getting hot here also. Somewhere in Southern CA was 114 last week.
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It is not even summer and already I am ready for fall! Thanks Miriam!
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I know, Dwight! I feel the same. This summer in Southern CA will be awful with extreme heat and worse than before wildfires.
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Ug!
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Thank you for the wonderful photos. Nature is the best in everything. We have a heatwave here too.
Joanna
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Seems this is the time of year for hot weather! Thank you Joanna. You are right Nature is the best!
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Such beautiful pics, Dwight! Thanks for sharing them and I do understand your longing to spend time in these refreshing surroundings. Who wouldn’t?
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Thank you so much. The memories of being there are still wonderful.
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Your photos are gorgeous. They cooled me off! A fitting poem. 🌞
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Thank you Michele. It is one of the beautiful non-commercial area of nature that remains.
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You are welcome. Hopefully, that never changes.
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I hope you are right!
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No doubt!
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Beautifully captured! 😊
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Thank you so much!
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Beautiful haiku! And the pictures are fascinating 🙂
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Thank you. It is a beautiful place to visit.
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Fabulous place to visit, I feel cooler already!
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Yes, the perfect setting!
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Thank you Michael.
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Very impressive. With trees you will get better climate, when they are not only planted to harvest wood. This is another thing we have to tell our only fast-business oriented politicans. Best wishes, Michael
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Yes, trees keep our planet cool.
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Thank you for sharing your beautiful pictures and poem.
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You are very welcome!
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Lovely photographs and poem. The first picture is really enigmatic
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It really is amazing to think of how it must have formed. Thank you. Derrick.
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I visited the Pisgah National Forest many moons ago. It’s beautiful and serene.
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Yes, it is a wonderful place to visit!
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Oh, Dwight, you are making me so nostalgic for the mountains of Virginia! Homesick, even! We are having a lovely start to summer here, getting rainy and hot! ❤
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The mountains are wonderful in the summer. I prefer them to the beach!
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Lots of people are sharing that dream today, {{{Dwight}}}. Here in Ennis we have a warm wind howling at 82 degrees. Not a bad temperature, but with the breeze it makes outside activities a challenge.
The temperature
Can be very deceiving
More to consider
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It definitely is hot like summer… 92 here today.
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Great pictures ❤️
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What a beautiful place.
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Thank you. It is a wonderful place to visit.
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