Love

Photo by: Sage Barker

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"Love is what matters. It is the very

essence 

of who

you are."

~Sage Barker

Namaste

Photo by Sage Barker

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" A lotus blossom,

the Divine

speaking through

me"

                                                                     ~ Sage Barker

Peace

~ Photo by Sage Barker    

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" Beauty is the sound of the wind whispering poems to the trees."

~ Sage Barker

Daily Nature Photos ~ Friday

Friday (and Wednesday and Thursday)

Since I didn't post a Daily Nature Photo for Wednesday or Thursday, here are 3 of my nature photos to make up for the days I skipped!

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In wilderness I sense the miracle of life, and behind it our scientific accomplishments fade to trivia.  ~Charles A. Lindbergh

Above: Photo taken December 29, 2012. Beautiful Stargazer Lily. 

Above: Photo taken October 9, 2010. Rushing water of Fairchild Creek. 

Above: Photo taken October 7, 2010. Beautiful autumn colors along the Bruce Trail.

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I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.  ~Walt Whitman

Daily Nature Photo ~ Tuesday

Tuesday
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Nature will bear the closest inspection.  She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain.  ~Henry David Thoreau

Above: Photo taken October 21, 2010. Lovely yellow-and-red flower that I captured in the evening light in my grandma's garden. 

Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. ~ Helen Keller

Daily Nature Photo ~ Monday

Monday
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The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man.  ~Author Unknown

Above: Photo taken July 15, 2010. Feather floating on lake surface at Paletta mansion & park, Burlington, ON. 

The poetry of the earth is never dead.  ~John Keats

Daily Nature Photo

Sunday
From now on, I will be posting one of my best photographs of nature every day, for each day of the week! 
Today, if you can, try and go out and really appreciate the beauty of nature. 

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Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.  ~Kahlil Gibran

Above: Photo taken August 26, 2010. This is a photo I took of a gorgeous rose in my grandma's garden a couple summers ago.

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Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars... and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful.  Everything is simply happy.  Trees are happy for no reason; they are not going to become prime ministers or presidents and they are not going to become rich and they will never have any bank balance.  Look at the flowers - for no reason.  It is simply unbelievable how happy flowers are.  ~Osho

Nature Photos

3 of My Best Photos

Yesterday, I entered these photographs along with an article to 'Our Canada' magazine. In my opinion, these are three of my prize-winning photos. The article was entitled 'Nature's Harmony', and it talked about how my passion for nature photography developed at a young age and how I continue to enjoy it now, at 14.

"I have always had a deep connection with nature. Ever since I could walk, I’ve been climbing trees, catching butterflies, running through fields, and spending hours hiking through the woods with my family. Nature speaks with a language that my soul understands, and, growing up, having reverence for nature has always been a common belief in my family. "



Above: Photo taken July 15, 2010. Canada Geese on beach at Paletta Mansion & Park, Burlington, ON.

Above: Photo taken July 18, 2010. Colorful yellow daisies on the side of the Rail Trail near the Grand River, Paris, ON.

Above: Photo taken May 29, 2011. Stunning purple lilac at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, ON.