Family Affair

A bison calf wrestles with curiosity and survival instincts as it inches in my direction. Curiosity won the day. I'm grateful the adults are tolerant of my intrusion.

© Ilija Lukić 2015

Family Affair

American Bison family on Ned Houk Park rangeland north of Clovis NM

Eye To Eye

Spirits of ancient native Americans still roam the high plains of New Mexico. Stories of bison hunts whispered in reverence while gathered around mesmerizing flickers of camp fires drift on prairie winds. My heart gathers the snorts and heavy breath of the mighty beasts. For a brief moment our eyes touch. Another door to the universe and my understanding of the Great Mystery opens.

© Ilija Lukić 2014

Eye To Eye

American Bison in Ned Houk Park near Clovis NM

Sun Catchers

Prairie cottons autumn sun
Sea of grass ripples ancient songs
Revered bison roam free

© Ilija Lukić 2014

Suncatcher

American Bison north of Clovis NM

Home On The Range

Circle Of Life

Near the banks of the Running Water Draw north of Clovis, New Mexico, tasiwóo graze peacefully as in days of yore. A resurgence of wildflowers adds summer moods to the early autumn tranquility of the vast Llano Estacado plain. Passing clouds briefly shade the sun-drenched prairie and amplify the spiritual aura of the imposing icons of the Great Plains. 

©Ilija Lukić 2014

Circle Of Life
American Bison on Ned Houk Park rangelands north of Clovis NM

Call Of The Wild

Cooper and I ramble across the prairie just after sunrise. Nose to the wind, he answers the call of the wild with purposeful forays across the rough terrain. Yellow floral bouquets of Broom Snakeweed dominate the tapestry of shortgrass prairie straw, yucca and cacti. The timeless allure of vast prairie expanses under a deep blue firmament invites my heart to song and soul to soar. For a brief moment the passage of time is irrelevant. I understand eternity.

The natural world nurtures the primal threads that bind us to one another and illuminate our essence.

© Ilija Lukić 2014

Call Of The Wild

(Cooper on the Llano Estacado prairie in full autumn regalia near Clovis NM)

Colonial Williamsburg

Completed in 1715 this house of God still serves the faithful. The slower pace of an earlier time permeates historic Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia USA.

© Ilija Lukić 2014

Bruton Parish Episcopal Church

(Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia USA)

Colonial Williamsburg Cottage 

Doorkeeper To Days Of Yore

Dressed in period garb of the American post-colonial era, a citizen pauses to re-enact and reminisce about bygone days on the front steps of the historic Williamsburg, Virginia courthouse built in 1771.

An unknown architect designed the building on a geometrical scheme without columns. Height to the cupola equals the width. It's centrally located on Market Square. As capital for the Colony of Virginia from 1699 to 1780 the city was a center of political events in Virginia fueling the American Revolution. July 25, 1776 lawyer Benjamin Waller read the Declaration of Independence to the assembled citizenry from these steps.

© Ilija Lukić 2014

Doorkeeper To Days Of Yore

(Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia USA)

Touching God

While the heart touches boundless horizons
As sunsets compose symphonies of light,
The mind gains clarity of the why and wherefore
And the soul communes with eternity, with God.

© Ilija Lukić 2014

Sinfonía De Luz

(New Mexico's high plains near the Running Water Draw) 

Into The Sunset

(Celestial light show north of Clovis, New Mexico USA)

Timeless Dance

Heart craves poetry

  Adrift on eventide winds

    To come and ignite heart to dance—

Dance to music of time without end.

© Ilija Lukić

Let There Be Light

Evening skies over Shay Marie Ct, Clovis NM

Naked Eternity

Crickets delight pensive minds,

Waning Moon calms restive hearts

Starlight affirms eternity.

© Ilija Lukić 2014

Primordial Soup

Clouds over Clovis NM illuminated by setting sun and city lights

Moonset Over Clovis New Mexico

On Shay Marie Court

The Lean Years

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Lean Years

Waterhole on Ned Houk Park rangelands north of Clovis NM