84 Replies to “Luminosity”

  2. blondie63 – I love crochet, knitting, photography, dogs, cooking, baking, scrapbooking, music ,blogging and did I mention dogs? I also love to collect movies which is a big hobby of mine!
    Lisa says:

    NICE! I love how you captured the light in those little beauties! I love the insight in your poetry too! Thanks for making my day!!

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  6. Lynda – I moved from California to Alabama in 2008, and now raise chickens, geese and ducks for fun. Most days will find me gardening, quilting, reading a good book, or occasionally writing for fun. I am a Sabbath keeping Christian. I will not apologize for my freedom of religion, nor will I tell you're wrong if your own beliefs differ from mine. Our country was founded on that right. I'm not rich, nor privileged, or powerful. I am an underdog, one among many, who lately feels like barking. Sorry, but somebody needs to say it out loud, and I am open to your comments and thoughts.
    Lynda says:

    Anyone who doesn’t click on this photograph for a closer, more clear view is simply missing out.

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    1. billiescauldron – Goshen – I am in transition. I see myself as a Spiritual Writer and as such my blog will slowly change with me still holding tight to being in the garden as a child loving my teacher.
      billiescauldron says:

      thank you I didn’t know I could do that truely

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  9. Coral Swan – Cairns, – Dr Coral Swan, Early Literacy Specialist, Teacher, Tutor, Dyslexia Consultant & Barton Certified Dyslexia Screener (and novice photographer) gives teachers and parent strategies to nurture children as competent readers, writers and confident, independent learners. Coral's book, 'Teaching Strategies for Literacy in the Early Years' is available for purchase on her website: www.morethanreading.com
    Coral Swan says:

    Beautiful! Love the sparkles especially. I often see icicles but my photos lack the sparkles…

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  13. I love this!
    You have the most amazing photos and I really enjoy your view of the world.

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  14. Cathy Ulrich – Fort Collins, CO – I am a creative, first and foremost, and I love writing and photography. As a bodyworker and energy healer, I enjoy sharing my experiences and insights as well as some of my more eclectic and creative adventures here on this blog. Feel free to read more by clicking the "About" link. Welcome!
    Cathy Ulrich says:

    Great shot.

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  15. billiescauldron – Goshen – I am in transition. I see myself as a Spiritual Writer and as such my blog will slowly change with me still holding tight to being in the garden as a child loving my teacher.
    billiescauldron says:

    look like ice and stars in the heavens beautiful

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  18. Thanks for the recent like. Your photos and poetry are each very beautiful.

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  21. RMW – Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA – I am an explorer and creative person. I've had many jobs, careers and interests... everything in life and the universe fascinates me. Born in Brighton, England, I've lived my entire adult life in Los Angeles, California. A few years ago I rediscovered photography which is a great excuse to get outside and look. I'm also in the process of re-writing some of my unpublished short stories and possibly a novel. .
    RMW says:

    Have you thought about compiling all your photos and poems for a book?

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  22. “Luminous” was exactly the word that sprang to mind when I first looked at your photograph; and then I looked down and saw the title of your poem. Thank you.

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  24. Great photo. I did expect some kind of reference to “ice twigs” though 🙂 Though Icy Candles probably works better with the reflected light.

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  25. Gretchen Del Rio – Crestline, California, USA – I first discovered the magic of water based colors when many years ago I began to paint with procion dyes on silk. I loved the unexpected quality of the process. It was so exciting to never be sure what the colors and water would combine to produce. It seemed as though the medium had its own passion. Painting with watercolors and paper is much the same. I love the color combinations and separations that occur spontaneously as the color floats on the water. You can never totally predict what effect will result. If you try to control the medium too much, your painting will be very tight losing its aliveness. The artist must be bold and decisive or the work will not be clear and fresh. It is really like a dance. It becomes a controlled folly in knowing when to let go and when to take charge of the direction that the painting is taking. The images that I paint reflect my emotions and are expression of my life experience. They are not extensively planned, but rather evolve as the painting progresses. I am always surprised by the end result since it comes into being because of what the medium and emotion has suggested. The paintings are from my heart and I always fall in love with the subject. I believe that we are all connected and, if an image touches you, it is because we all have the same heart even though our paths may be different. Most of all, painting what I paint makes me happy. The paintings are my own path unfolding. They are an opening door for me and contain my own passion for life.
    Gretchen Del Rio says:

    Ice cicles are amazing. Great photo.

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  30. Eddy Winko – Poland – Left the rat race to live a less hectic and harmful life. From the building of a straw bale house to the composting toilet diaries; read my blog http://winkos.wordpress.com/
    Eddy Winko says:

    Top job, great pic and words as ever

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  32. Meredith Swett Walker – Meredith Swett Walker is a biologist who used to study bird behavior and hormones in the Boreal forest. She now studies the development of two juvenile humans in the high desert of western Colorado. When she is not handling her research subjects, she writes about science and nature. Her work has appeared in Sierra, Hakai, Colorado Outdoors, Entomology Today, and Orion magazine.
    Meredith Swett Walker says:

    Lovely!

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  34. Deborah W. Trotter – I'm a children's book author and lover of the great outdoors. National Parks in the western United States have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember.
    Deb W. Trotter says:

    Spectacular photo of spectacular nature!

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  36. leiflife – I have lived most of my life as a dancer,but I have been daughter, sister, lover, wife, mother and, more recently, grandmother, writer, sculptor, musician, and visual artist. Balancing all these aspects of my life continues to be a challenge. I was born on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, but have also lived in New Orleans, Texas, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York City. My father was the artist and naturalist, Walter Inglis Anderson, and my mother was Agnes Grinstead Anderson, an elementary school teacher and a writer. As a child, I loved to dance naturally, inspired by the trees, birds, wind, and waves that greeted my every day. Eventually, I took lessons and my mother encouraged my dream of becoming a great ballerina. I studied ballet with Lelia Haller in New Orleans, and the atmosphere of competition, and the sense that one could never be good enough, daunted my dreams and exhausted my spirit and body. In 1965, Three things happened to free me from the tyrannical world of ballet and move me further toward the balance my soul craved. I discovered Isadora Duncan, the great revolutionist of modern dance, I gave birth to my daughter, Moira, and my artist father died. From here on I would claim the freedom to explore and express the whole of my life through dancing. I was free to become the many-faceted star I was born to be. Since then I have mothered and performed, loved and written poetry, taught the dance technique I called Airth (after the balancing forces of air and earth). I have shared my life with husband or lover, raised my children and kissed them goodby and hello repeatedly. I have also kissed my students goodby and enjoyed teaching workshops from which I could walk away, glad to relax in the company of various dogs and cats. I have read huge quantities of extraordinary books, making friends with the authors through their engaging characters. I have also written poems, memoirs, children's books, and one novel. I have two published books: DANCING THROUGH AIRTH and DANCING WITH MY FATHER. My brush and ink drawings, sculptures, and paintins dance through the homes of strangers while I make occasional journies to Paris and dance anonymously on Paris Streets. At age sixty-five, one is tempted to settle into complacency, to say "I have done the best I can; so be it. I would rather die.
    leiflife says:

    I truly love your blog. The absolutely beautiful and speaking photographs touch me, and your small poems take me further into your world. Thank you for sharing in this way and thankyou for visiting and liking my post: Ode To A Benevolent Camelia.

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  38. enmanscamera – 423 Tranquille Road, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada – My involvement with photography has been long and, I think, pretty exciting. I have been a working photographer earning my living with different cameras for over 30 years. I have taught photography at several different schools and lectured on photography for many organizations. I currently have a small shop in Kamloops, British Columbia Canada, where I sell just about any kind of photography equipment I can get new or used, teach workshops on lighting and photography. I could call myself a portraitist because I like capturing the human expression. But , in reality, I'll photograph just about anything if given the chance. I have been writing a weekly column on photography for several newspapers for some time now and this blog came because of those. I'll just say that there isn't much (other than making pictures) that I like doing more than talking about photography.
    enmanscamera says:

    Good idea..that you made work. Well done.

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  39. chrisbkm – Chris Morrison was born on the north shore of Lake Superior and currently lives by the Atlantic on the north shore of Nova Scotia, Canada.
    chrisbkm says:

    Cool. In more ways than one!

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  41. jacscottstudio – Hello! I am a visual artist focusing on issue-based work that investigates the environmental issues behind fractured realities. Exploring the enigma of our existence, revealed in our ways of being, our relationship with our environs and the marks we leave behind is my preoccupation. My predilection for collaborations with scientists and geographers has led to an informed body of work that reflects a world without a sense of equilibrium. The work aims to have an oblique potency that acknowledges the world’s dark underbelly, whilst acting as a catalyst for igniting debate. I am an innate researcher who has not lost the infantile curiosity and wonder about the world - the questions and answers are in flux - I appreciate other people's viewpoints so please comment on posts that interest you - I am always happy to hear constructive criticism about my artworks and hear more information about and/or debate issues I raise. Both as metaphor and in material selection, my artistic responses focus on brooding degradation: peeling layers inviting a meditation on the narrative exposed. I try not to create more stuff – our world is already over-stuffed – so I reuse and transform objects whenever possible to satisfy my environmental conscience. This blog was initially started to complement my residency at University of Central Lancashire in Britain where I was working with scientists in the School of Built and Natural Environment examining the hidden impacts of our way of life. The residency has now ended but due to the public response I aim to continue it as long as people are interested in my art practice. Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. Visit www.jacscott.com for more information about my contemporary practice.
    jacscottstudio says:

    Stunning – one of your best.

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  42. Janet Holt – Bald Head Island, NC – I am on a journey of discovery. One that involves discovering the world around me and discovering myself. I have found that using a camera is making this process of discovery much more enjoyable. I trust you will enjoy it as well. My passion for all animals knows no bounds, but it is the parrot that has caught my heart! I am now involved in a campaign to help bring parrots in the wild back into their normal existence! The Indonesian Parrot Project is first on my list, and with a little help from our friends we will bring the Abotti Cockatoo back into a full, strong life in their natural habitat.
    janethilton says:

    Absolutely amazing!

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  43. jane tims – Canada – Hi. I am a writer and biologist. I am also interested in history and community sustainability. I write mostly poetry. My training is in botany, so I often include plants in my poems. Visit me at www.nichepoetryandprose.wordpress.com
    jane tims says:

    Hi. The light of the ‘candles’ show up beautifully in your photo! jane

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  44. Riba – California, U.S.A. – I'm a writer and a teacher, though I usually say it in reverse. I hope to find more of a balance between the two. ;-)
    Riba says:

    Oh, my! Your blog is elegant and clean and stunning. How beautiful!

    I just stopped by to thank you for liking one of my recent blog posts. It never fails to give me a lift when I see that.

    So, thank you! 🙂

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  45. barbara moss – Kent, England – Entrepreneur dealing with e-commerce, affiliate marketing and help for those just starting online. Also do travel, composting and worm farming. Life is full
    barbaram says:

    Your blog is so beautifully crafted – stunning images with words to match. So thank you for taking the time to stop by and ‘like’ my blog.

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  47. Katie Boehnlein – Portland, OR – Hello! My name is Katie Boehnlein (pronounced “Bane-line”). I am a teacher and writer who is lucky enough to live in Ashland, Oregon where I am a constant explorer of both the urban and Natural. The writing you'll see on my blog "In the Midst" (www.kboehnlein.wordpress.com) is often inspired by what I experience “in the midst of life” : nature, birds, cities, cycling, travel, the change in seasons, and the occasional public transit musing. Join me in my adventures here!
    kboehnlein says:

    Beautiful photo! A great close-up…we can really engage with those icicles 🙂

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  48. greenmackenzie – Scotland – Hi, I'm Seonaid, and I share my home on the shores of Loch Ness deep in the Scottish Highlands with my husband, my son and a collection of dogs, hens and a cat. I love art which is here now and gone tomorrow...like food and nature...but also have a passion for vintage and the ancient past! Nature is my favourite muse, with her wild ever shifting seasons. I have been using and teaching mindfulness and relaxation for over 20 years, and have yet to become any sort of expert :-) I'm a Psychotherapist and Cancer Support Specialist in Maggies Highlands
    greenmackenzie says:

    That photo is stunning, fire and ice, glittering with cold beauty 🙂

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  50. pishnguyen – I love photography, writing, anime, my family, and my dogs. And I seem to spend a LOT of time chasing my muses around in circles.
    pishnguyen says:

    What a perfect shot and such a beautiful poem to go with it.

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  51. Cynthia Guenther Richardson – Pacific NW – Hello fellow readers and bloggers, Writing has always been a powerful connector to diverse ideas and people. We each are a meaningful part of this beautiful, ever-widening web of life. Blogging enables more interaction, which I love even after 11 years of blogging posts on three different sites. For thirty years I was an addictions/mental health counselor and also a manager of home care services for elderly folks. Now that I have hit 70 and am more devoted to a creative life! I've published online or in literary journals/collections several times, including fiction and creative non-fiction pieces and poetry over five decades. Additionally, I was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for an excerpt of my novel-in-progress, Other than Words (the work gathering dust at present), about a mute dancer and her impact on her adopted community and a world-travelling photojournalist. I also am working on a connected set of stories about a close-knit town in northern Michigan. On Wordpress I enjoy writing about living richly despite (or because of) life's setbacks and a diagnosis of heart disease at age 51. Posts tagged "memoir" share spiritual adventures, interactions with nature, the healing of trauma's impact and challenges of writing full-time. Short stories and creative nonfiction, and poetry are favorite genres but I enjoy sharing my photography as well My hope is my offerings reflect a profound faith in God and our humanness which cloaks spiritual natures. I include myself as part of the diverse group of writers who discover and share the illuminating, positive experiences amid life's uncertainties and hardships. Let me hear from you when you visit--I appreciate your comments a great deal. Blessings and regards, Cynthia
    Cynthia Guenther Richardson says:

    Can your work be more beautiful?…I have nominated you for a Very Inspirational Blogger Award. If you choose to accept, please see my post about this award and the rules to follow. I have included a link to your post on my post.

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  52. LB – I'm a woman who loves spending time on the motorcycle and in, or on, any body of water. I love traveling and reading, baking and cooking, taking way too many pictures, and enjoying my family and friends. Life is an adventure, and I want to remember and express my joy for it! This is a journal for me ... so I'll never forget the good times and to remind me of them on more challenging days.
    LB says:

    love the reflected sunlight (and I think I’ve asked this before … where is the “like” button?)

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    1. There is a like button (SOMETIMES) at the top of the page on the left hand side on the WordPress tool bar. But WordPress ‘updates/upgrades’ this kind of sporadically so it is no always there…go figure.

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  56. somuchworldsolittletime – San Francisco Bay Area & around the world – Since 2005 I've lived and worked the vast majority of the time away from my family and friends in the US...and right from the start my friends and family asked "how will we know where you are and what you're doing?" So to keep friends, family and colleagues visually up to speed with where I am and what I'm seeing, I've been throwing photos and the occasional text up on the blog ever since. And I am SO grateful for all my viewers who comment, and look at the photos, and seem to appreciate what I'm doing! Thanks! Please let me know what you like, what you'd like to see more of or less of, and so on -- since I tend to go to a new work environment every other year or so, it's great to have some continuity and sense of connections that remain. :-) I alternate between extended field assignments with MSF, Medecins sans Frontieres (aka doctors without borders), and down time visiting friends and family in the US and around the world. I'm a visual person, and I try with this blog to show small glimpses of the beautiful, educational, challenging and interesting places and people I'm meeting and working with. I also sometimes wax poetic and pedantic on the kookiness of America and American politics in general, but I hope the photos will still carry you over any text that gets too long. If you're curious you can scan through past entries and see photos and stories from many countries on most continents. Thanks for reading the blog and giving me any feedback and suggestions you have. At the very bottom of the page, you'll find a few links: to follow the blog & get notification any time I post something new, to see what posts have been most popular the last couple days, and an archive that allows you to call up past months from the beginning, one at a time. Most entries from before August 2010 show up best in their original format at paulbrockmann.blogspot.com - feel free to link over there for older entries if you're curious. I think it's still up and active. Drop a note if you feel so inclined: generous and helpful comments are always welcome. Peace. Since some friends old and new are curious about the work I’ve been doing, I’ve decided I’ll start a running log here of all the highly-public links I can share so that, if you’d like to hear about the work in other media (radio, TV, etc.) you can check it out. Generally it’ll be most recent first, oldest last… http://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Immersive-exhibition-on-the-plight-of-refugees-12327880.php http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/article/haiti-heavy-toll-cuts-donor-support-maternal-health-care http://hpnhaiti.com/nouvelles/index.php/societe/53-sante/626-haiti-violence-sexuelle-msf-souligne-une-urgence-medicale http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/pacific/radio/program/pacific-beat/png-family-violence-needs-local-and-overseas-attention/1281294 http://devpolicy.org/pngs-violence-epidemic-and-the-medical-response-in-conversation-with-msfs-paul-brockmann-20140402/ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-06/shocking-violence-statistics-force-png-response/5244180 http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/png-plans-a-comprehensive-response-to-family-and-sexual-violence/1224568 http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/29/papua-new-guinea-ngos-pledge-to-battle-family-and-sexual-violence-epidemic http://www.theguardian.com/society/2013/nov/26/papua-new-guinea-takes-steps-against-abuse http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-08/an-png-abuse-clinic/4807000?section=australianetworknews http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/07/australia-pledges-3m-for-papua-new-guinea-centre-for-victims-of-violence
    somuchworldsolittletime says:

    a) that’s a beautiful photo and takes me to places and times in my past; b) glad you enjoyed my latest. keep doing what you do – it’s wonderful. 🙂

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  61. David Eugene – Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia – Traveling, adventure and numbers are my passion. I love seeing the world and discovering new things it offers. The thrill and adrenaline rush the outdoors and adventure brings are just beyond words. Camping, hiking, and trekking are the usual things I do outdoor. Doing some gardening is also one of my hobby. It always amazes me how the nature do its everyday miracle. Numbers never fails to fascinate me. They are simple yet complicated at the same time. Numbers, nature and outdoors --find me in each of them.
    davideugene01 says:

    wow! amazing…

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  65. Julianne Victoria – I am a Spiritual Counselor, Shamanic Healer, Writer, & Creator. I hope to help heal, teach, and inspire others on their souls' journeys and in this life. © Julianne Victoria and Through the Peacock's Eyes Press under the Common Law Copyright www.juliannevictoria.com
    Julianne Victoria says:

    Very Beautiful!

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  67. Tina Schell – I am passionate about photography, love traveling and exploring new places and faces, and seeing the world from different perspectives. My lens is always on the lookout for something beautiful or interesting.
    Tina Schell says:

    So simple but so complex. Beautifully done

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  68. Jessica Dofflemyer – Jessica Dofflemyer is an artist, writer, photographer, and mother living on a small Hawaiian island. Her blog, "For the Archives," began as a 40-day experiment to chronicle everyday experiences raising her six-year-old son on her own. What evolved is now a collection of prose, poetry, and photography that seeks to find the profound in the mundane details of daily life. Dofflemyer's blog has archived over 700 postings and has been featured as a Wordpress "Freshly Pressed" selection. Her photography has been published in the Pacific Writer's Connection anthology, "Ho'olaule'a: Celebrating Ten Years of Pacific Writing," and she continues to post her daily chronicles to the Archives at forthearchives.wordpress.com. Her photography and art can also be viewed at forthearchives.net.
    Jessica Dofflemyer says:

    Beautiful!

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  70. desertblues – I'm a Cultural Scientist, born in 1952. My real-life name is Jacqueline. This blog is for my adventures in watercolor. http://desertblues2.wordpress.com/ You're welcome to stop by and say hello.
    desertblues says:

    Thank you for your beautiful photo and words. 🙂

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  71. Dr. Denny Wilkins – Dr. Denny Wilkins professes journalism at a small, private university in the Northeast. He has climbed, hiked, kayaked, photographed, skied, and otherwise meandered aimlessly throughout the American West for decades. He has degrees in geology, environmental studies, and communication — and has tried to make use of them as a co-founder of the progressive cultural blog ScholarsandRogues.com. He’s broadly interested in how the world works and why it works that way. He hates writing, although he does like having written well.
    Dr. Denny says:

    Sparkling! 🙂

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  72. Marcia Boland Photography – Lyman, SC USA – I love Jesus, My hubby, My girls, Music, Photography, Organic stuff, the beautiful people God brings into my life, and on my good days, the not so beautiful ones. *If you live in the Greenville/Spartanburg area and are looking for an affordable photographer, that has a passion for 'capturing' real life, take a look at some of my work. If you like what you see, I'd love to talk with you about working together.
    Marcia Boland Photography says:

    Evokes beautiful memories of my childhood! Hanging icicles were one of my FAVORITE parts of winter. Thank you for sharing. Awesome photo.

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  73. Sam – I am an avid orchid grower and gardener! I focus mostly on tropicals and vegetables in the summer. I am an amateur photographer and all shots you see on my blog and profile are taken by me! I love nature and landscapes of any kind! I hope you enjoy my shots and my plants! Yes that is really what i look like! no fakes here lol
    sjmm21 says:

    Lovely!

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  76. dival – United States – Photography is a direct means to be inspired and live life fully, especially when out in nature and capturing something so beautiful and at the moment.
    dival says:

    Reblogged this on Diva Livingston and commented:
    This is a beautiful moment that you captured and it makes me smile with recall of one day last week when I opened the front door after it stopped raining (in Oregon — what’s new?). The sun was casting slanted light through trees and the rain drops that clung to the branches sparkled. It was dazzling to the eye. Your image doesn’t the same thing.

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  77. splitspeak – We are 2 people who were meant to become each others best friends. Splitspeak is about our various interactions - chats and thoughts.
    splitspeak says:

    feel good to see this 🙂

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  78. Lisa Elissavet Samloglou – Bilingual En/Gr Travel Blog since May 2012. Written, Edited, Photos by the author. Special focus on Cultural Heritage & the Environment. Account IG: @lisasamloglou Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Kingston University, UK, 2018 | Master of Arts in Literary Translation, Essex University, UK, 1985 https://urbantraveltales.com
    urbantraveltales says:

    your poetic imagery projected on the expectation of spring, breathless…

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  80. simon7banks – Harwich, UK – I write poems and stories, often mystical or fantastical. I believe very strongly that poetry is an art of the spoken word, so the sound of the words is important: so please say my poems aloud, if only in your head. I live in the U.K., in Harwich, Essex, but have worked in Kenya and Finland, and travelled to many other places. This is my literary blog. I'm also a Liberal Democrat political activist, birder, long-distance trail walker, real ale drinker and Quaker.
    simon7banks says:

    Neat and oddly fascinating.

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