Aug 2004
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For me nothing more voices attunement at close of day than sunset's gentle embrace with twilight in harmony with a loon's soulful love song on a northern lake.
I'd been paddling all day enjoying the purity of solitude -- just myself and Nature. It is the time for rejuvenating the spirit, inspiring the soul, and uplifting the heart. Moments when from Nature' wonder are created images, songs, and poetry.
"Our spirits lift us above the ordinary
Opening our eyes to even the smallest wonders
Spirit is the painter, the dancer
the teacher
It, too, is the healer, the lover,
the dreamer
That each of us carries within"
(frm 'Spirit", which I wrote while watching the twilight fade on Lk Saganaga)
Whether watching the glow of dawn, a glorious sunset, or twilight's fade unto a moonlit shimmer
I wish for you my dear friends:
the Heart of an Artist
the Spirit of a Dreamer
the Soul of Humanity's Voice -- the Healer, the Teacher, the Lover
35mm format @ 55mm with 28-70mm zoom lens;circ. polarizer; Kodak EliteChrome100
For those who wonder: this is 3rd in the series "Spirit" I shared with my friends, today. Other 2 posted earlier. Hope it brought a smile to your day...SKYEDANCE
June 2001
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What more can be said ... this image says it best ... the reason I love the North Shore - Lk Superior. Mother Nature presents to me through the seasons her grandest canvas and many gifts ....
Hope this immage brings to mind our planetary mission ... Attunement ....
Hope you enjoy as much as I absorbing the Beauty of this moment; SKYEDANCE
July 2001
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How many of us has sat mesemerized watching the golden orb settle slowly to kiss twilight at days' end. As we sit beholding the glory of color transform the evening sky from gold to reds, how many of us sit and reflect upon the Beauty that Nature is unveiling before us; or upon Life and its varied facets as diverse as the colors unfolding in awesome display; upon the Wonders of Creation...Then, there are those Who Are the Dreamers....so Inspired by the glorious Sunsets we gaze upon throughout our Life....
So, as the day ends and we sit gazing once more upon Nature's Enchanting Skyshow ...
Dare to Dream" that the sun, too, is your ray Of HOPE, your BEACON during the clouded moments of uncertainty, and is the SMILE that keeps our hearts uplifted when fear's shadowy mist lingers...
May your Drams take Flight; SKYEDANCE
May 2005
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It was late spring and the aspen catkins were full. It was one of those rarer moments up on the North Shore when the sunset was a brilliant orange orb. I was photographing several sunset frames as the sun settled closer to the horizon. A small stand of aspens seemed to block my angle of view ... only to present another opportunity.
This was one of those sunsets I just absorbed in all its wondrous glory. Hope you enjoy it too.
Have a beautiful evening :))) SKYEDANCE
Aug 2005
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Nature Paints for us sometimes spectacular skies. I am awe-struck by Nature's drama in the moment of a sunset sky and only hoped i could capture the 'Spirit' of its grandeur. I was watching the firestorm's march across Lk Saganaga as the sun's orb set below the horizon seeming to set the Universe on Fire. As an encore, a shaft of light pierced the dark menacing clouds as I sat mesmerized by Nature's spectacular light show fade into a mood that voiced SERENITY ...
June 2007
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I was paddling on one of the border lakes between Minnesota and Canada. From Nature's broad brush strokes an awe-inspiring autumn sunset surrendered to looming storm clouds. It was too captivating to ignore ... So, I crept out from a cozy shelter with great hesitation; hoping not to get drenched if the clouds decided to burst open. The sunset's peak waned as the the clouds came into their full glory. It was breathtaking to behold. So, I zoomed into the clouds to try and capture the fullest spirit of the painted sky ... its textures and contrasts hoping exposing the skies contrasting moods.
Hope, you marvel in the wonder and spirit much as I did when capturing this scenic. Oh, yes I kept dry ... as the thunder beings took wing and calmed their angry rumblings ... the looming storm became a somber and moody stillness.
May 2005
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As the sun so gently flows into twilight an essence of serenity seems to come to one's spirit. And then I find a feeling of peaceful solitude when days end tenderly kisses the twilight still unto night....
Hope you find Peace this day ...SKYEDANCE