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Little beauties


While on my walk I noticed this sap… it caught the light and shone like little jewels.
This tiny snake tried so hard to be perfectly still and hide in the grass by a pond I found on my hike today. He was so pretty, I took several photos of him, but this is my favorite.
I saw this fallen tree covered in these woody fungus and the colors and the perspective just struck me… so many things on my walk today made me stop and take a closer look.
I have some days that all I see are thorns and the lush green and soft browns fade into the background… I used to call it “The view from the pit.” I am glad to stop, now, and look at the thorns… It is how I survive…how I heal.
Thank you for taking a walk with me. I hope you find unexpected beauty all around you.

Peaceful Walk


I went for a walk in the woods with my best friend… I loved all the beautiful colors and textures… I adored the almost blue gray of these.. the brown rings almost seemed like brass in the sunlight.

The pinks and greens in this one were so beautiful they looked painted on… especially when compared to the deep, glorious browns of the bark and the pine needles carpeting the forest floor.

The sunlight through the tops of this grass was beautiful, sparkled like starlight…

This perspective really speaks to me… Sometimes I just cannot see the sky because all my focus is on the thorns…

This Question Mark butterfly made my day! As soon as I saw them, my heart lit up… they were beautiful and so whimsical and felt like a kiss from heaven.

Going under this overpass was actually creepy, but I did adore this perspective of the columns…

And finally… I loved seeing these little footprints in the mud… Loved seeing them disappear into the woods and wished I could follow them… There was a kind of whisper to them… an invitation… and I love that feeling.

Okefenokee Swamp


I took a hike on Sunday at Okefenokee Swamp (Stephen C. Foster State Park) and it was a beautiful day!

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I have never seen a Swallow-tailed Kite in person before and I have always wanted to see one… This one was breath-taking!

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I saw this Millipede on the tree and it was just perfectly situated!!  I was surprised to see a smiling tree… I have to say this was my favorite shot of the day…

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This little Wren was hard to catch… he moved so quickly I could only get one good photo out of several that I took… but my persistence was well worth it… I think he is beautiful!

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This large orb weaver/banana spider was right off the trail and he was huge!  I think these are beautiful spiders.

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These White-tailed Deer are so beautiful.  There were 3-4 right along the trail and they were polite enough to sit still and let me photograph them.

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And last but not least – it would not be a good swamp hike without a good photo of an Alligator. This one was a real beauty… and an opportunist!  He was trying to steal fish from the fishermen along the bank.