Walking With Nature
“Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.” – John Muir
Eastern Chipmunk
“It feels good to be lost in the right direction.” – Author Unknown
Thistle
“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous.” – Aristotle
Green Heron
“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere.” – Vincent Van Gogh
Ruby Meadowhawk (?)
“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” – John Muir
Stinging Nettle
“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” — Frank Lloyd Wright
Thanks for taking me on the walk.
You’re welcome, Ted!
A very pleasant and easy hike you took me on, did not even get sweaty. Words to follow us.
Glad to oblige an easy walk for a change of pace, Hans!
Inviting paths , Donna….love to walk these paths!!
Thank you, Indira! Invitations like these are hard to pass up!!
Nature never fails to please. Great assortment
of wonderful photos Donna. Each with it’s own
dazzling quality.
Thank you, Eddie, I know how much you love nature too. 😊
Wonderful photos and quotes, Donna. The second one by John Muir has been a favourite for a long time.
Thank you, Imorgana! Hopefully, you’re getting out and about in nature, it is so good for the soul.
Absolutely. We live in the countryside and go for a walk every day. We are enjoying the beautiful autumn trees and berries now.
Lovely collection of photos and I enjoyed all the quotes. I may have to use one or two on a future post 😊
Thank you, Ingrid! Those are some of my favorite quotes, I look forward to your post of photos with any of them! 😊
This looks like a lovely walk. I love being in the forest. (Suzanne)
I love following forest paths to see where they lead, they are so wonderful and peaceful, especially when the birds are singing. 🙂
Very nice series. I love the thistle photo (try saying “love the thistle photo” fast three times). It’s as if the pink flower is being precariously balanced, waiting to fall with the first gust of wind. Kind of reminds me of a National Geographic photo of an African lady carrying a bundle on her head. 🙂
Thanks, David! And wow that is hard to say, lol, when I think I’ve got it, oops again. hehe I wasn’t quite sure on the thistle species, there are only 58 in North America. 😲 Made my head hurt like I was carrying something heavy on mine. 😉
Thanks for the beautiful photographs of the nature.🌹👍🙏
I am very happy you enjoyed them and for your kind words!
What a lovely walk! Thanks for the arm-chair tour of it. I love the thistle, and the chipmunk images best. I have no idea what your last flower is. I hope you find out.
Thank you, Deborah, so glad you enjoyed it!
The quotes and the photos are so perfect together!
So glad you enjoyed walking along with me!
I’ve no idea what the flower is, but it’s a beautiful photograph. 😊
Thank you, Mike! My hikes are quite different from yours, eh? 😉
Yes, I think my walks go a little bit more uphill than yours. But then, any walk is a good walk! 😉
Yours is with high altitude too! 😉 If all goes well with our latest plans, we’ll be camping in Colorado in three weeks. We’ll do day trips up into the mountains where I hope to do some cool trails and hopefully get great photos to share!
Sounds like a fantastic trip. I’ll look forward to seeing your photos. 😊 My mate Pete arrives tomorrow and we’re doing a 4 day hike around the Saas valley (as well as 2 other local walks nearer to home). I hope to get some pictures published before my wife and I set off for a holiday in the UK.
Enjoy the adventure, Mike!
Thank you for taking me for this walk in the woods. I love pathways, quite taken by the wooden planks with the moss on the ends. I like the quotes, especially the ones by John Muir and Van Gogh. I tried to look up the flower, suspecting it is in the plantain family plantago matitima, but urge you to look that up. It is a pretty photo that is well lit.
You’re welcome, Jane, I am glad you enjoyed our walk together! There was an area in one of the preserves’ heavy forest that was so thick with moss, I wish I had taken time to try to photograph it more. The lighting was very poor, the few I took didn’t turn our well. But it was amazing to see all the moss, you can tell it’s been there a long time. 🙂
I looked up John Muir and he was a founder of the Sierra Club, which was exclusive to privileged white people, and John Muir was a racist, saying derogatory things about black and indigenous people. Now the club is addressing it’s history and making changes by owning up to its history and making sure everyone is included. From some of my readings, I gather that john Muir was changing his views later in life but the Sierra club is going further to right the wrongs.
Wonderful shots, Donna. I like the compositions for all the scenes. Nice place! 🙂
Thank you, HJ! I’m a path follower for sure, I want to know what’s down/around the corner. 😉
Some of my favorite quotes and beautiful images to along with them. Are the pics all from the same place? Love those boardwalks. 😊
Thanks Irene! Actually from several nature preserves that we came across during day trips. We just meandered different directions and stopped here and there. Helped stretched our legs throughout the day! Oh yes, loved all the boardwalks we walked, even hubby liked them. 🙂
I find that ninth pic with the long, curved boardwalk so interesting. Do you know where that one is? 🤔
The preserve with the long boardwalk was both of our favorite of the preserves we stopped at. We stopped at several along the “Tunnel of Trees” scenic drive (M-119), I’m pretty sure it was one of those. We stopped at so many in several days, shame on me for not writing the preserve names down, I’m usually good at doing that. 🙄
Oh, I am horrible at remembering names of places I have been. Thanks for the name of the scenic drive. Might be fun to go on a boardwalk hunt. 😁
Such wonderful photos, Donna! I like your new cover photo. ❤
Thank you, Tanja! 😊
I am sorry to be added to the list of those who can’t identify your flower but I am glad to be added to the list of those who really enjoyed your walk.
You are always welcomed on any list!
What a beautiful place to explore Donna ! Some lovely captures.Loved the little Chipmunk.
Thank you, Ashley! These photos are from different small nature preserves we stopped at on day trips. They were great for stretching our legs!
I love these walks, endless possibilities😊. Lovely!
Thanks Belinda! I love the thought of what I might see. 😊
Verbena hastata (American vervain, blue vervain or swamp verbena) 🙂
Love these wonderful trail shots, Donna. Next best thing to being there. 😉
Coincidentally, I’m leading a Shinrin-Roku (Japanese Forest Bathing) workshop tomorrow, teaching the power of nature to reduce stress and anxiety. Good stuff! 🙂
Oops, that is supposed to read: Shinrin-yoku. 😉
I knew you would know, Eliza! 🥰 Thanks for the ID! Oh, I’d love to attend your workshop. I know first hand and agree on the positive powers of nature. All of our sensories come alive and our laden hearts can feel peace and serenity. I love the saying that has different takes, but goes something like, “Spend 20 minutes with nature. If you’re too busy, spend an hour.” 😊
Oh, great quote! I just finished it and by the end, we were all like jello. 😉 Good stuff!
Oh how I would love to go on that beautiful walk! Such wonderful photos. …and you found a dragonfly! (my current love) I went there in my heart 💜
Thank you, Lisa! When I saw the red dragonfly, I was very excited, never seen one before. 🙂
I just love dragonflies! There are two places here where they are all over the place, so I’ve had a lot of opportunity to get to know them! I would like a new place to walk though 😊
A wonderful series and nature quotes, Donna!
Thank you, Ellen!
Even Jesus… “withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.” Luke 5:16
Beautiful, perfect addition, William, thank you for sharing. ❤
I love the interplay between your beautiful photos and the thought-provoking quotes, Donna. They complement one another very well.
Thank you, Tanja! It was a fun post to put together. 🙂
Brilliantly and beautifully taken.
Thank you, Kally!