"Look at a tree, a flower, a plant. Let your awareness rest upon it. How still they are, how deeply rooted in being." ~ Eckhart Tolle #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

Equinox Blessings - may balance be restored! ❤️ #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography #equinox

"There is a way that nature speaks, that land speaks. Most of the time we are simply not patient enough, quiet enough, to pay attention to the story." ~ Linda Hogan #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography

"A walk in nature walks the soul back home." ~ Mary Davis #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Indeed, the beauty of nature is often the wisest balm for it gently relieves and releases the caged mind." ~ John O'Donohue #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful." ~ Alice Walker #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography

"People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography

"If you wish to know the divine, feel the wind on your face and the warm sun on your hand." ~ Buddha #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #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 #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Colors are the smiles of nature." ~ Leigh Hunt #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles." ~ Anne Frank #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

Welcome to the Ber Months! 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 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! ❤️)

"An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day." ~ Henry David Thoreau #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Life, like a stream of water, is renewed and renewed… Though it wears the appearance of continuity in form." ~ Rumi #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"For a time, I rest in the grace of the world, and am free." ~ Wendell Berry #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere." ~ Laura Ingalls Wilder #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Life, like a stream of water, is renewed and renewed… Though it wears the appearance of continuity in form." ~ Rumi #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

Sturgeon Moon Blessings! ❤️

This image remains a personal favorite, a visual meditation on impermanence. That's my handprint, made with water from Lake Superior, which was at the foot of this cliff face of eroding stone. #photography #nature #naturephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"A walk in nature walks the soul back home." ~ Mary Davis #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man." ~ Heraclitus #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Many people are alive but don't touch the miracle of being alive." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

I think the availability of Halloween Peeps at my local grocery put me in a particular sort of mood on today's walk... 😎 #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

Celebrating the harvest this Lughnasadh - the season of joy is upon us! 😎

Have a blessed Lughnasadh / Lammas! And don't forget to blow some cinnamon in through your front door to invite luck and prosperity! ❤️

"Nature is an infinite sphere of which the center is everywhere and the circumference nowhere." ~ Blaise Pascal #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous." ~ Aristotle #photography #outdoorphotography #mindful #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #mindfulphoto #mindfulphotographer #therapeuticphotography

"Everything is flowing -- going somewhere, animals and so-called lifeless rocks as well as water." ~ John Muir #photography #outdoorphotography #mindful #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #mindfulphoto #mindfulphotographer #therapeuticphotography

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." ~ John Muir #photography #outdoorphotography #mindful #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #mindfulphoto #mindfulphotographer #therapeuticphotography

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

"Come to the woods, for here is rest." ~ John Muir #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where Nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike." ~ John Muir #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influence of the earth." ~ Henry David Thoreau #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Lose yourself in nature and find peace." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Quiet evening at the park. #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Nature always wears the colors of the spirit." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

Happy July! 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 some people need to lighten up. We can use every bit of luck we can get- grab some cinnamon and go for it! ❤️)

"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put together." ~ John Burroughs #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Come to the woods, for here is rest." ~ John Muir #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

Solstice Blessings to you and yours! #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Water is the driving force of all nature." ~ Leonardo da Vinci #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

Happy Juneteenth!

"Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder." ~ E.B. White #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"Rain is grace; rain is the sky condescending to the earth; without rain, there would be no life." ~ John Updike (A few pics in light rain. Downpour ensued. Thoroughly enjoyable walk and happy walker.) #photography #refugeinbeauty #nature #naturephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography

I enjoy seeing the day-to-day changes when I visit my nearby parks. Water volume in the stream and lake was way down this morning compared with yesterday evening, and we had just a touch of light fog. Bonus: Lookout Duck! #photography #nature #naturephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography

"Water is the driving force of all nature." ~ Leonardo da Vinci #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"There is no Wi-Fi in the forest, but I promise you will find a better connection." ~ Ralph Smart (Look up mycelial networks for a fairly literal interpretation of this quote. 🙂) #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography

"Time spent amongst trees is never wasted time." ~ Katrina Mayer #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"A walk in nature walks the soul back home." ~ Mary Davis #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography

"We need the tonic of wildness." ~ Henry David Thoreau #photography #refugeinbeauty #selfcare #wellbeing #nature #naturephotography #landscapephotography #mindfulness #mindfulphotography #contemplativephotography