PeacemakersArt Nature Photography

As I promised Tim, here is a recent photograph of the “Flatirons” taken in Boulder. I hope that you enjoy it. This beautiful scene is, again, nature photography at its best and PeacemakersArt.com is proud to honor the environment around us with respect and dignity.

This is one of my favorite nature photographs. People are always commenting about the backlit essence of the leaves. Many think that it is frost. However, this photograph was taken early evening during the summer and the setting sun behind the leaves highlighted its tiny hairs. I prefer to call this “Soul Essence” because one can see the true radiance of life that is displayed. You can view a larger image of this photograph in my
fine art prints gallery and my inspirational note card gallery located on my website PeacemakersArt.com.

As a teacher, I was always receiving cards from students or parents to thank me for various programs or activities.  I always read the sayings and quite often kept certain cards that resonated with me on my desk for inspiration, motivation, peace and enjoyment.  I am hoping that my inspirational note cards offered through PeacemakersArt.com will have a similar purpose.  A great nature photography image and inspirational thought can be a support to keep one balanced during stress-filled days.  What do you think?

I am in awe with sunrise and sunset in Lyons. Here is one to enjoy. Recently I did a fine art print of this image with an affirmation printed on it. It was a special order for someone who wanted to support a friend during recuperation from surgery.  I love the fact that PeacemakersArt.com is about nature photography at its best:  beauty, serenity, peace and healing.

The other evening I called a dear friend who was a parent advisor in the service program that I had created. We touched upon many topics of conversation including service and helping others. She shared some of the simple acts of kindness that she does in her days and I was especially impressed when she told me that she helps the elderly find their cars, which may be hidden from immediate site, when she finishes grocery shopping. What a simple act. What a profound blessing for anyone who may experience her presence.

Community Service and Random Acts of Kindness

Every person can make a difference in our world. PeacemakersArt provides opportunities for you to make your contribution by celebrating diversity, human potential and community service. This is a forum to share your community service efforts or random acts of kindness. Let’s inspire each other and share what we have done lately to help or enhance the quality of someone’s life. Mother Teresa once said: “There are no great things in life, only small things with great love.” Please share your small and simple gestures to inspire us all. Thank you!

Periodically, I will share new nature photography images with this forum. I would love comments and will consider this feedback when adding images as fine art prints to my website PeacemakersArt.com.

What was happening when I took this photo?

We each have had humorous or challenging experiences with nature, weather, people or equipment during photographic adventures.  PeacemakersArt celebrates and honors the process of photography.  The end result of a beautiful photograph can sometimes have a great story.  I will start this forum with one of my favorite stories.

I was taking a course in Vermont many years ago.  We were doing close-up photography – mushrooms, little flowers, etc.  This was when I first started photography.  I did not have expensive equipment and was quite amazed with the high level of equipment other participants had with them.  Anyway, someone located a rare fungus that everyone wanted to photograph.  I had stopped to rest as my eyes felt a little strained from the close-up work.  A gentleman from California started to photograph the fungus and had difficulty with his tripod and asked if he could borrow mine.  I was so thrilled that anyone would want to use my inexpensive equipment that I rushed to give it to him and stepped on the rare fungus.  Of course, everyone was upset and I immediately became depressed.  People still wanted to photograph this gemstone and they propped it up and continued to work.  Phil, again, asked me for some help and I walked over to help him.  However, this time I decided to walk around a big tree to avoid stepping on or interfering in any way with the rare fungus which was now propped up for display.  I brushed against a tree with my shoulder and I guess the tree (approximately 25 feet high) was dead and the entire tree came crashing down toward Phil and his expensive camera – and, of course, the rare fungus.  There were many cries toward Phil to alert him of the danger as the tree came crashing down and landed right along side him and the camera.  Thankfully, he was not hurt.  Needless to say, I did not move for the remainder of the excursion.  However, Phil and I became great friends and for many years as people would ask how we met, we laughed as we told this story over and over.

PeacemakersArt was inspired by my students and the story can be read in my press release. Sometimes we underestimate the power of images and words. However, I learned this relationship from my high school students who mentored my middle school students with community service projects. Therefore, Inspirational Note Cards is a forum for people to remember and share when they were moved by words and images in the form of fine art cards.

• How can inspirational note cards heal, support or help one in body, mind or spirit?
• Do you have an experience to share?

Thank you for your comments. May we each support another with intentions for peace and healing.

Veronika

PeacemakersArt is about inspiring people. Please consider this post as a forum to share your stories about how motivational posters have affected or inspired your life. All people, including students, teachers, doctors and members of the healing profession, patients, corporate personnel are welcome to share thoughts.

• Have any motivational posters inspired you?
• Can you share a favorite inspirational quote?
• What kind of images were on the posters which most inspired you?
• Where were these posters that inspired you located? Was it a classroom, office decor, hospital, corporate office or other location? Was it a gift?

Enjoy!

Veronika