"Wherever you are, be there totally." ~ Eckhart Tolle One of the gifts of photography is the ability to play "what-if" with our perception of time and space. This is a local park if my eyes ran many times slower. #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

One of the joys of mindful photography is when you enter flow state and become absolutely present and absorbed in the moment. "When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy." ~ Rumi #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

Getting out under trees and sky with my camera gently guides me into mindfulness. How do you remember to be mindful? "Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it." ~ Sharon Salzberg #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"I pray this winter to be gentle and kind–a season of rest from the wheel of the mind." ~ John Geddes #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

When I notice my mind spinning, I like to get out under trees and sky with my camera - a soothing combination of mindful photography and forest bathing. #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"The present moment is the only time over which we have dominion." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh I'm enjoying creating Intentional Camera Movement images of trees. The slight abstraction lets us identify the Treeness within the trees. #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Many people are alive but don’t touch the miracle of being alive." ~ Thích Nhất Hạnh #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Silence is the language of the heart." ~ Rumi The park was quiet in both sound and light this evening. #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

I love how fog alters our perception of the landscape - it blurs, obscures, and softens the edges. The world feels quieter, with just a bit of the mystery restored. #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

I love a rainy day under trees and sky! (And my OM-5 has stellar weather sealing, so no worries about taking photos in the rain.) Photos from today's walk, including more fun with ICM (Intentional Camera Movement). #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Rejoicing in ordinary things is not sentimental or trite. It actually takes guts." ~ Pema Chödrön #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

Cold Supermoon Blessings! ❤️ This is the final full moon and final supermoon of 2025 - be sure to look up and enjoy its beauty!

"The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness." ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Time spent amongst trees is never wasted time." ~ Katrina Mayer #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Mindfulness is a way of befriending ourselves and our experience." ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature – the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after winter." ~ Rachel Carson #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in." ~ John Muir #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

While I hope that all is well with you and yours, I know that these are challenging times for many. Regardless of what might be going on around you, I hope that you have things to be grateful for, and that you are finding some peace, comfort, and joy in your life.

"Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads." ~ Henry David Thoreau #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

A long walk in the rain is a glorious way to spend a morning! #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Step outside for a while – calm your mind. It is better to hug a tree than to bang your head against a wall continually." ~ Rasheed Ogunlaru #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Looking at beauty in the world, is the first step of purifying the mind." ~ Amit Ray #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

I love a rainy day in the woods... #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"When everything looks like a magical oil painting, you know you are in autumn." ~ Mehmet Murat Ildan #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"For me the door to the woods is the door to the temple." ~ Mary Oliver #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"The earth is a living thing. Mountains speak, trees sing, lakes can think, pebbles have a soul, rocks have power." ~ Henry Crow Dog #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree." ~ Emily Brontë #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Knowing that you love the earth changes you, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate. But when you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond." ~ Robin Wall Kimmerer #photography #mindful #mindfulphotography

"Fresh air is as good for the mind as for the body. Nature always seems to be trying to talk to us as if she had some great secret to tell. And so she has." ~ John Lubbock #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Autumn is the mellower season, and what we lose in flowers we more than gain in fruits." ~ Samuel Butler #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days." ~ John Burroughs #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

I appreciate the beauty of quiet, familiar places. #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

Beaver Supermoon Blessings! ❤️

"When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect." ~ Aldo Leopold #photography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Mother Nature is always speaking. She speaks in a language understood within the peaceful mind of the sincere observer." ~ Radhanath Swami #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

Happy 1st! Let's celebrate by inviting good luck and prosperity - remember to blow a little cinnamon in through your front door! (Candy corn optional. 😎) (Yes, I've seen folks making fun of it, but right now, we can use every bit of good luck we can get. I say grab some cinnamon and go for it! ❤️)

"Autumn passes and one remembers one’s reverence." ~ Yoko Ono #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it." ~ Gustave Flaubert #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love — that makes life and nature harmonize." ~ George Eliot #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"I notice that Autumn is more the season of the soul than of nature." ~ Friedrich Nietzsche #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"For me the door to the woods is the door to the temple." ~ Mary Oliver #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars." ~ Walt Whitman #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"The artist and the photographer seek the mysteries and the adventure of experience in nature." ~ Ansel Adams #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

Hunter Moon Blessings!

You never know who you'll run into in the forest... #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"In nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection with something else which is before it, beside it, under it and over it." ~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography

Happy Halloween Season - with bonus Peeps! Let's celebrate by inviting in some good luck and prosperity - remember to blow a little cinnamon in through your front door! (Yes, I've seen the folks making fun of it, but I say grab some cinnamon, open yourself up to good fortune, and go for it! ❤️)

"September tries its best to have us forget summer." ~ Bernard Williams #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Everything flows." ~ Heraclitus #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Knowing that you love the earth changes you, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate. But when you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond." ~ Robin Wall Kimmerer #photography #mindfulphotography