Category: Nature Photography
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Spectacle
I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order. ~John Burroughs It has been a great winter of experiences in nature. I have had the pleasure of sharing many special sights and sounds with a number of special people, as well as having moments of solitude in Read more…
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Changing Weather
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin My group last weekend certainly experienced most of these types of weather, something not that uncommon on an eastern North Carolina winter outing. I always Read more…
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Refuge Magic
I do not understand how anyone can live without some small place of enchantment to turn to. ~Marjorie Kinnan Rawling For me, that place of enchantment in my home state is Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge…more specifically, the Pungo Unit of that refuge. I had a trip this past week with a couple of friends Read more…
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First Snow
When I no longer thrill to the first snow of the season, I’ll know I’m growing old. ~Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson I have to admit, that describes me. I love snow and winter – I know, I am outside the norm on this one, but I do. And my first snow of the season happened Read more…
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Autumn’s Palette
Autumn is a second spring where every leaf is a flower. ~Albert Camus Years ago I had a school grounds workshop scheduled for a week day in October near Asheville. I didn’t get a hotel room ahead of time since I figured it would not be a problem during the week. After checking various places Read more…
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Boneyard and Butterflies
Discovering this idyllic place, we find ourselves filled with a yearning to linger here, where time stands still and beauty overwhelms. ~Anonymous Another report on my recent trip to the South Carolina Lowcountry…after looking for dolphins on the boat charter and enjoying some of the fine dining to be found in Charleston, it was off Read more…
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Nice Earring
All walking is discovery. On foot we take the time to see things whole. ~Hal Borland On a recent walk in the South Carolina Low Country, I spied a bright patch of color clinging to a limb on a blueberry bush – a Green Treefrog. I love the way these guys clutch vegetation during the Read more…
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Glory in the Morning, Quiet at Night
Morning Glory is the best name, it always refreshes me to see it. ~Henry David Thoreau Some parts of the garden are starting to wind down now, but the wilder side is still full of life and beauty. The cooler nights and recent rains have perked things up a bit, the scattered wildflowers are in Read more…
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A Park Made for Hiking
Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt. ~John Muir I just returned from a wonderful trip to the Pacific Northwest where I had two main goals – visit Olympic National Park, and try to see Orca Whales. The first part of the trip was to the Read more…
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Mushroom Motifs
The origin of mushrooms is the slime and souring juices of moist earth, or frequently the root of acorn-bearing trees; at first it is flimsier than froth, then it grows substantial like parchment, and then the mushroom is born. ~Pliny, Greek naturalist Mushrooms have mystified we humans for thousands of years. Such a strange entity Read more…
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