Winters can be long and brutal in Minnesota, but that just makes spring all the sweeter. Optimism fills the air as the soil receives tender seeds and new life spring forth. Across the road, newborn baby calves are bouncing under the watchful eye of their mothers munching on fresh spring grass.
…and children play.
Image by Joyce Meyer
Yes, this was my lawn last spring… I’m going for wish.
Just imagine becoming the way you used to be as a very young child, before you understood the meaning of any word, before opinions took over your mind. The real you is loving, joyful and free. The real you is just like a flower, just like the wind, just like the ocean, just like the sun. ~ Don Miguel Ruiz
Does the walker choose the path or the path choose the walker?
Three images: Highway in front of our home, path through a grove of trees on our farm in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota and the path along the Camino de Santiago in northern Spain.
~ quote by Garth Nix
A cold wind blows throughout the night, while snow fills the winter air. It’s warm inside my cozy home and I find myself drawn to images of dandelions basking in the warmth of the early summer sun.
Blend of three images: Grove of trees near my house, dandelions from my lawn last summer and maternity image captured in the studio with strong backlight. Watercolor filter, lens flare and lighting effects added with Photoshop CC.
Manfred Township ~ Lac qui Parle County ~ Minnesota ~ 2016
When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others. ~ Peace Pilgrim
Yogini of the Prairie ~ Lac qui Parle County, Manfred Township, Minnesota
“We who live in quiet places have the opportunity to become acquainted with ourselves, to think our own thoughts and live our own lives in a way that is not possible for those keeping up with the crowd.”
― Laura Ingalls Wilder
Blended image by Joyce Meyer ~ Manfred Township, Lac Qui Parle County, Minnesota
Blend of mother and child with flowers that grow wild in southwestern Minnesota.
Blue tone adjustment. First one was a little too pink for a boy.
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